Fountain City, WI Population

Overview

788

Total Population

42.5

Median age

52.54%

Female population %

90.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Fountain City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fountain City is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fountain City's population under 18 was 18.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fountain City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fountain City, 15.61% were under the age of 15, 20.43% aged 15 to 29, 44.16% aged 30 to 64, 19.04% aged 65 to 84, and 0.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Fountain City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.54% females and 47.46% males in Fountain City, WI.
The Fountain City, WI gender ratio is 90.3:100 i.e. 90.3 men to 100 women (0.903).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 48.

Fountain City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fountain City population: 92.13% are White, 2.79% are Black or African American, 2.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.66% are multiracial.
Fountain City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 786 (99.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fountain City is White with a population of 726 (92.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,005 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Fountain City's population decreased by 152 (15.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fountain City's population decreased by 30 (3.59%), 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, Fountain City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 781.