La Prairie, Wisconsin Population

Overview

735

Total Population

46.6

Median age

42.72%

Female population %

134.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Prairie town is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Prairie town's population under 18 was 17.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Prairie town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Prairie town, 15.51% were under the age of 15, 19.59% aged 15 to 29, 45.58% aged 30 to 64, 17.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 107 less females than males in La Prairie town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.72% females and 57.28% males in La Prairie, Wisconsin.
The La Prairie, Wisconsin gender ratio is 134.1:100 i.e. 134.1 men to 100 women (1.341).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 55.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 33.

La Prairie town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Prairie town population: 91.56% are White, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.14% are Asian and 8.16% are multiracial.
La Prairie town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 719 (97.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Prairie town is White with a population of 673 (91.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 912 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, La Prairie town's population decreased by 78 (8.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Prairie town's population decreased by 53 (6.35%), 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, La Prairie town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 781.