Forest Town, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,218

Total Population

51.7

Median age

52.96%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

107.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forest town is 51.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest town's population under 18 was 23.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest town, 19.05% were under the age of 15, 13.96% aged 15 to 29, 34.32% aged 30 to 64, 29.15% aged 65 to 84, and 3.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 more females than males in Forest town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.96% females and 47.04% males in Forest Town, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
The Forest Town, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 74.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 159.

Forest town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest town population: 98.52% are White, 0.99% are Asian and 0.49% are multiracial.
Forest town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,218 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest town is White with a population of 1,2 (98.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,161 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Forest town's population decreased by 48 (4.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest town's population decreased by 103 (9.60%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 970.