Forest Town, Vernon County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

749

Total Population

38.5

Median age

47.93%

Female population %

108.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

73.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

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 38.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest town's population under 18 was 28.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest town, 24.30% were under the age of 15, 14.55% aged 15 to 29, 43.26% aged 30 to 64, 15.49% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 less females than males in Forest town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.93% females and 52.07% males in Forest Town, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
The Forest Town, Vernon County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 108.6:100 i.e. 108.6 men to 100 women (1.086).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 51.

Forest town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest town population: 86.92% are White, 2.40% are Asian and 10.68% are multiracial.
Forest town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 733 (97.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest town is White with a population of 651 (86.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 634 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Forest town's population increased by 39 (6.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest town's population decreased by 14 (2.22%), 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 2000 at 592.