Dewey Town, Rusk County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

462

Total Population

57.9

Median age

47.84%

Female population %

109:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

92.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

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 57.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dewey town's population under 18 was 15.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dewey town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dewey town, 13.20% were under the age of 15, 4.33% aged 15 to 29, 47.62% aged 30 to 64, 33.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 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 47.84% females and 52.16% males in Dewey Town, Rusk County, Wisconsin.
The Dewey Town, Rusk County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 109:100 i.e. 109 men to 100 women (1.090).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 29.

Dewey town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dewey town population: 98.27% are White, 0.43% are Black or African American and 1.30% are multiracial.
Dewey town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 453 (98.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dewey town is White with a population of 454 (98.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 551 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Dewey town's population increased by 41 (8.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dewey town's population decreased by 9 (1.64%), 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 2002 at 506.