Door County, WI Population

Overview

29,713

Total Population

53.3

Median age

50.52%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

76.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,07

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Door County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Door County is 53.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Door County's population under 18 was 16.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Door County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Door County, 13.52% were under the age of 15, 13.02% aged 15 to 29, 43.70% aged 30 to 64, 26.72% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 309 more females than males in Door County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.52% females and 49.48% males in Door County, WI.
The Door County, WI gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,448.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,485.

Door County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Door County population: 94.42% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 0.99% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.30% are Asian, 1.56% are some other race and 2.26% are multiracial.
Door County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,07 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 28,643 (96.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Door County is White with a population of 28,055 (94.42% of the total population).

Door County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 30,526 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Door County's population decreased by 252 (0.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Door County's population increased by 2,371 (8.54%), 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, Door County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 27,320.