Portland Town, Monroe County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

950

Total Population

40.1

Median age

56.84%

Female population %

75.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

78.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

138

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 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portland town's population under 18 was 32.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portland town, 27.89% were under the age of 15, 14.00% aged 15 to 29, 42.11% aged 30 to 64, 7.68% aged 65 to 84, and 8.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 130 more females than males in Portland town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.84% females and 43.16% males in Portland Town, Monroe County, Wisconsin.
The Portland Town, Monroe County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 75.9:100 i.e. 75.9 men to 100 women (0.759).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 77.

Portland town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Portland town population: 88.42% are White, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.74% are some other race and 6.63% are multiracial.
Portland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 138 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 812 (85.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portland town is White with a population of 84 (88.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 845 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Portland town's population increased by 146 (22.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portland town's population increased by 25 (3.09%), 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 2003 at 652.