Garfield Town, Polk County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,618

Total Population

41.8

Median age

42.52%

Female population %

135.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

73.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garfield town is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield town's population under 18 was 26.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield town, 23.05% were under the age of 15, 12.86% aged 15 to 29, 44.93% aged 30 to 64, 17.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 242 less females than males in Garfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.52% females and 57.48% males in Garfield Town, Polk County, Wisconsin.
The Garfield Town, Polk County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 135.2:100 i.e. 135.2 men to 100 women (1.352).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 93.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 64.

Garfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield town population: 96.29% are White, 0.19% are Asian and 3.52% are multiracial.
Garfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,568 (96.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield town is White with a population of 1,558 (96.29% of the total population).

Garfield town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,766 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield town's population increased by 228 (15.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield town's population increased by 53 (3.14%), 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, Garfield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,462.