Elkhart Lake, WI Population

Overview

1,190

Total Population

54.1

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

78.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Elkhart Lake's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Elkhart Lake is 54.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elkhart Lake's population under 18 was 15.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elkhart Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elkhart Lake, 9.16% were under the age of 15, 25.29% aged 15 to 29, 30.67% aged 30 to 64, 32.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 0 less females than males in Elkhart Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Elkhart Lake, WI.
The Elkhart Lake, WI gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 91.

Elkhart Lake's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Elkhart Lake population: 99.58% are White and 0.42% are multiracial.
Elkhart Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,151 (96.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elkhart Lake is White with a population of 1,185 (99.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,210 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Elkhart Lake's population decreased by 32 (3.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elkhart Lake's population decreased by 21 (2.18%), 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, Elkhart Lake's population was lowest in year 2020 at 942.