Melrose Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

613

Total Population

34.3

Median age

40.29%

Female population %

148.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

80-84 years

Largest age group

74.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Melrose town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Melrose town is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melrose town's population under 18 was 30.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melrose town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melrose town, 23.98% were under the age of 15, 20.88% aged 15 to 29, 36.54% aged 30 to 64, 18.11% aged 65 to 84, and 0.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 less females than males in Melrose town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.29% females and 59.71% males in Melrose Town, Wisconsin.
The Melrose Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 148.2:100 i.e. 148.2 men to 100 women (1.482).
For male population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 30.

Melrose town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Melrose town population: 95.92% are White, 0.49% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.82% are Asian and 2.61% are multiracial.
Melrose town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 612 (99.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melrose town is White with a population of 588 (95.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 480 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Melrose town's population increased by 79 (20.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melrose town's population decreased by 2 (0.43%), 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, Melrose town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 391.