Dover Town, Buffalo County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

478

Total Population

39.8

Median age

46.65%

Female population %

114.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.4

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

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

The median age in Dover town is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover town's population under 18 was 27.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover town, 23.85% were under the age of 15, 17.78% aged 15 to 29, 44.56% aged 30 to 64, 13.39% aged 65 to 84, and 0.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 less females than males in Dover town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.65% females and 53.35% males in Dover Town, Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
The Dover Town, Buffalo County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 114.3:100 i.e. 114.3 men to 100 women (1.143).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 31.

Dover town's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover town population: 96.44% are White and 3.56% are multiracial.
Dover 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 469 (98.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover town is White with a population of 461 (96.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 524 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Dover town's population decreased by 7 (1.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover town's population increased by 34 (7.04%), 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, Dover town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 474.