Forest County, WI Population

Overview

9,184

Total Population

47.3

Median age

49.11%

Female population %

103.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

265

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forest County is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest County's population under 18 was 19.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest County, 16.39% were under the age of 15, 16.79% aged 15 to 29, 43.61% aged 30 to 64, 20.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 164 less females than males in Forest County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.11% females and 50.89% males in Forest County, WI.
The Forest County, WI gender ratio is 103.6:100 i.e. 103.6 men to 100 women (1.036).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 403.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 442.

Forest County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest County population: 78.92% are White, 0.50% are Black or African American, 12.72% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.57% are Asian, 0.83% are some other race and 6.47% are multiracial.
Forest County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 265 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,919 (97.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest County is White with a population of 7,248 (78.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,051 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Forest County's population decreased by 757 (7.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest County's population decreased by 129 (1.39%), 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, Forest County's population was lowest in year 2017 at 8,981.