Plainfield Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

525

Total Population

48.9

Median age

48.38%

Female population %

106.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

42.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

25

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plainfield town is 48.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plainfield town's population under 18 was 12.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainfield town, 10.86% were under the age of 15, 21.14% aged 15 to 29, 48.95% aged 30 to 64, 16.95% aged 65 to 84, and 2.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 less females than males in Plainfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.38% females and 51.62% males in Plainfield Town, Wisconsin.
The Plainfield Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 106.7:100 i.e. 106.7 men to 100 women (1.067).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 27.

Plainfield town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainfield town population: 95.24% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.38% are Asian, 3.43% are some other race and 0.19% are multiracial.
Plainfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 25 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5 (95.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainfield town is White with a population of 5 (95.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 561 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Plainfield town's population increased by 30 (5.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainfield town's population decreased by 54 (9.82%), 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, Plainfield town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 496.