Blue River, WI Population

Overview

542

Total Population

42.0

Median age

46.68%

Female population %

114.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Blue River's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blue River is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blue River's population under 18 was 26.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blue River's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blue River, 16.97% were under the age of 15, 21.77% aged 15 to 29, 42.80% aged 30 to 64, 17.71% aged 65 to 84, and 0.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 less females than males in Blue River:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.68% females and 53.32% males in Blue River, WI.
The Blue River, WI gender ratio is 114.2:100 i.e. 114.2 men to 100 women (1.142).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 41.

Blue River's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blue River population: 93.54% are White, 1.11% are Black or African American and 5.35% are multiracial.
Blue River's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 539 (99.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blue River is White with a population of 507 (93.54% of the total population).

Blue River's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 455 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Blue River's population decreased by 2 (0.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blue River's population increased by 15 (3.41%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Blue River's population was lowest in year 2009 at 420.