How, Wisconsin Population

Overview

690

Total Population

46.2

Median age

41.45%

Female population %

141.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

73.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in How town is 46.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
How town's population under 18 was 25.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
How town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in How town, 19.13% were under the age of 15, 15.51% aged 15 to 29, 42.03% aged 30 to 64, 21.88% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 118 less females than males in How town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.45% females and 58.55% males in How, Wisconsin.
The How, Wisconsin gender ratio is 141.3:100 i.e. 141.3 men to 100 women (1.413).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 34.

How town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of How town population: 95.36% are White, 4.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.43% are multiracial.
How town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 687 (99.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in How town is White with a population of 658 (95.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 563 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, How town's population decreased by 41 (7.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, How town's population increased by 3 (0.58%), 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, How town's population was lowest in year 2013 at 516.