Portland Town, Dodge County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

903

Total Population

46.4

Median age

48.95%

Female population %

104.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

51.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Portland town is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portland town's population under 18 was 16.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portland town, 13.51% were under the age of 15, 14.40% aged 15 to 29, 51.50% aged 30 to 64, 17.39% aged 65 to 84, and 3.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 less females than males in Portland town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.95% females and 51.05% males in Portland Town, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
The Portland Town, Dodge County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 104.3:100 i.e. 104.3 men to 100 women (1.043).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 49.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 61.

Portland town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Portland town population: 95.35% are White, 2.88% are Black or African American, 0.33% are some other race and 1.44% are multiracial.
Portland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 89 (98.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portland town is White with a population of 861 (95.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,158 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Portland town's population decreased by 40 (3.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portland town's population increased by 11 (1.02%), 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, Portland town's population was lowest in year 2016 at 1,045.