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.
![Gays Mills, WI population by age group The graph shows Gays Mills's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gays-mills-wi-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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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.
![Gays Mills, WI population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Gays Mills, WI population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gays-mills-wi-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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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).
![Gays Mills, WI population by race The bar chart shows Gays Mills, WI population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gays-mills-wi-population-by-race.jpeg)
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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.
![Gays Mills, WI population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Gays Mills's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-gays-mills-wi-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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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)