Overview
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Total Population
47.3
Median age
52.09%
Female population %
92:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
64.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
45
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Gays Mills's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Gays Mills is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Gays Mills's population under 18 was 16.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Gays Mills's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Gays Mills, 12.75% were under the age of 15, 18.02% aged 15 to 29, 42.64% aged 30 to 64, 20.66% aged 65 to 84, and 5.93% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 19 more females than males in Gays Mills:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.09% females and 47.91% males in Gays Mills, WI.
- The Gays Mills, WI gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
- For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 37.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 24.
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Race / Ethnicity
Gays Mills's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Gays Mills population: 94.07% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 0.44% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.84% are multiracial.
- Gays Mills's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 45 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 41 (90.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Gays Mills is White with a population of 428 (94.07% of the total population).
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Year by year
Gays Mills's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 635 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Gays Mills's population decreased by 148 (23.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Gays Mills's population increased by 34 (6.98%), 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, Gays Mills's population was lowest in year 2010 at 487.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)