Dayton Town, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

2,640

Total Population

50.2

Median age

46.86%

Female population %

113.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

69.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

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 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dayton town's population under 18 was 19.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dayton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dayton town, 16.10% were under the age of 15, 11.86% aged 15 to 29, 47.27% aged 30 to 64, 22.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 166 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 46.86% females and 53.14% males in Dayton Town, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
The Dayton Town, Waupaca County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 113.4:100 i.e. 113.4 men to 100 women (1.134).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 142.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 135.

Dayton town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dayton town population: 96.74% are White, 1.14% are Black or African American and 2.12% are multiracial.
Dayton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,54 (96.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dayton town is White with a population of 2,554 (96.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,867 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Dayton town's population decreased by 29 (1.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dayton town's population decreased by 111 (4.04%), 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 2022 at 2,618.