Nelson Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

664

Total Population

53.3

Median age

45.03%

Female population %

122.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

75.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nelson town is 53.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nelson town's population under 18 was 19.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nelson town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nelson town, 17.32% were under the age of 15, 6.33% aged 15 to 29, 50.60% aged 30 to 64, 23.04% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 less females than males in Nelson town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.03% females and 54.97% males in Nelson Town, Wisconsin.
The Nelson Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 122.1:100 i.e. 122.1 men to 100 women (1.221).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 45.

Nelson town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Nelson town population: 86.60% are White, 8.73% are some other race and 4.67% are multiracial.
Nelson town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 606 (91.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nelson town is White with a population of 575 (86.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 592 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Nelson town's population decreased by 15 (2.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nelson town's population increased by 4 (0.71%), 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, Nelson town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 557.