Porterfield, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,865

Total Population

51.8

Median age

46.33%

Female population %

115.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

47.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Porterfield town is 51.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Porterfield town's population under 18 was 15.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Porterfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Porterfield town, 10.78% were under the age of 15, 11.90% aged 15 to 29, 55.98% aged 30 to 64, 20.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 137 less females than males in Porterfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.33% females and 53.67% males in Porterfield, Wisconsin.
The Porterfield, Wisconsin gender ratio is 115.9:100 i.e. 115.9 men to 100 women (1.159).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 148.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 113.

Porterfield town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Porterfield town population: 97.37% are White, 2.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.59% are multiracial.
Porterfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,827 (97.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Porterfield town is White with a population of 1,816 (97.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,049 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Porterfield town's population decreased by 34 (1.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Porterfield town's population decreased by 80 (4.06%), 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, Porterfield town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,891.