Chetek Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,721

Total Population

57.5

Median age

53.17%

Female population %

88.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

75.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chetek town is 57.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chetek town's population under 18 was 12.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chetek town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chetek town, 10.46% were under the age of 15, 10.52% aged 15 to 29, 46.37% aged 30 to 64, 29.58% aged 65 to 84, and 3.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 109 more females than males in Chetek town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.17% females and 46.83% males in Chetek Town, Wisconsin.
The Chetek Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 88.1:100 i.e. 88.1 men to 100 women (0.881).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 114.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 154.

Chetek town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chetek town population: 98.43% are White, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 0.35% are multiracial.
Chetek town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,716 (99.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chetek town is White with a population of 1,694 (98.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,741 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Chetek town's population decreased by 15 (0.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chetek town's population increased by 74 (4.48%), 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, Chetek town's population was lowest in year 2018 at 1,619.