Dayton Town, Richland County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

543

Total Population

49.8

Median age

46.41%

Female population %

115.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

39.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dayton town is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dayton town's population under 18 was 6.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dayton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dayton town, 3.87% were under the age of 15, 16.57% aged 15 to 29, 55.06% aged 30 to 64, 23.94% aged 65 to 84, and 0.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 less females than males in Dayton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.41% females and 53.59% males in Dayton Town, Richland County, Wisconsin.
The Dayton Town, Richland County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 115.5:100 i.e. 115.5 men to 100 women (1.155).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 55.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 45.

Dayton town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dayton town population: 95.58% are White, 2.39% are Black or African American and 2.03% are multiracial.
Dayton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 539 (99.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dayton town is White with a population of 519 (95.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 759 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Dayton town's population decreased by 34 (4.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dayton town's population increased by 66 (9.54%), 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, Dayton town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 674.