Dewey Town, Portage County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,172

Total Population

46.6

Median age

43.34%

Female population %

130.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

65.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

65

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dewey town is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dewey town's population under 18 was 20.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dewey town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dewey town, 18.09% were under the age of 15, 12.54% aged 15 to 29, 47.87% aged 30 to 64, 21.16% aged 65 to 84, and 0.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 156 less females than males in Dewey town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.34% females and 56.66% males in Dewey Town, Portage County, Wisconsin.
The Dewey Town, Portage County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 130.7:100 i.e. 130.7 men to 100 women (1.307).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 52.

Dewey town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dewey town population: 91.30% are White, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.84% are Asian, 3.58% are some other race and 1.02% are multiracial.
Dewey town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 65 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,107 (94.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dewey town is White with a population of 1,07 (91.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,043 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Dewey town's population decreased by 28 (2.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dewey town's population increased by 17 (1.80%), 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, Dewey town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 944.