Platteville Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,880

Total Population

47.5

Median age

49.57%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 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

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

The median age in Platteville town is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Platteville town's population under 18 was 26.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Platteville town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Platteville town, 22.34% were under the age of 15, 13.94% aged 15 to 29, 42.98% aged 30 to 64, 20.37% aged 65 to 84, and 0.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Platteville town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.57% females and 50.43% males in Platteville Town, Wisconsin.
The Platteville Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 106.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 109.

Platteville town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Platteville town population: 90.64% are White, 1.06% are Asian, 0.43% are some other race and 7.87% are multiracial.
Platteville 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 1,822 (96.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Platteville town is White with a population of 1,704 (90.64% of the total population).

Platteville town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,542 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Platteville town's population increased by 88 (6.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Platteville town's population increased by 79 (5.48%), 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, Platteville town's population was lowest in year 2003 at 1,338.