Buena Vista Town, Portage County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,161

Total Population

52.5

Median age

46.60%

Female population %

114.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Buena Vista town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Buena Vista town is 52.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buena Vista town's population under 18 was 16.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buena Vista town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buena Vista town, 13.26% were under the age of 15, 15.76% aged 15 to 29, 43.67% aged 30 to 64, 25.93% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 less females than males in Buena Vista town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.60% females and 53.40% males in Buena Vista Town, Portage County, Wisconsin.
The Buena Vista Town, Portage County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 114.6:100 i.e. 114.6 men to 100 women (1.146).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 83.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 80.

Buena Vista town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Buena Vista town population: 98.54% are White, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.34% are Asian and 0.86% are multiracial.
Buena Vista town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,133 (97.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buena Vista town is White with a population of 1,144 (98.54% of the total population).

Buena Vista town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,240 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Buena Vista town's population increased by 37 (3.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buena Vista town's population decreased by 57 (4.75%), 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, Buena Vista town's population was lowest in year 2021 at 1,137.