Plum Lake, Wisconsin Population

Overview

426

Total Population

58.7

Median age

42.96%

Female population %

132.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

80.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plum Lake town is 58.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plum Lake town's population under 18 was 12.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plum Lake town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plum Lake town, 10.56% were under the age of 15, 17.37% aged 15 to 29, 38.03% aged 30 to 64, 26.06% aged 65 to 84, and 7.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 less females than males in Plum Lake town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.96% females and 57.04% males in Plum Lake, Wisconsin.
The Plum Lake, Wisconsin gender ratio is 132.8:100 i.e. 132.8 men to 100 women (1.328).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 33.

Plum Lake town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plum Lake town population: 94.13% are White, 1.41% are Black or African American, 0.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.52% are multiracial.
Plum Lake town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 426 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plum Lake town is White with a population of 401 (94.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 570 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Plum Lake town's population decreased by 6 (1.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plum Lake town's population increased by 62 (12.65%), 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, Plum Lake town's population was lowest in year 2012 at 486.