Overview
486
Total Population
45.8
Median age
51.23%
Female population %
95.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
60.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
7
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Prentice's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Prentice is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Prentice's population under 18 was 18.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Prentice's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Prentice, 14.61% were under the age of 15, 17.49% aged 15 to 29, 44.65% aged 30 to 64, 21.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.44% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 12 more females than males in Prentice:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.23% females and 48.77% males in Prentice, WI.
- The Prentice, WI gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 29.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 30.
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Race / Ethnicity
Prentice's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Prentice population: 96.30% are White, 1.85% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.44% are multiracial.
- Prentice's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 479 (98.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Prentice is White with a population of 468 (96.30% of the total population).
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Year by year
Prentice's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 651 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Prentice's population increased by 29 (4.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Prentice's population decreased by 86 (13.21%), 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, Prentice's population was lowest in year 2009 at 562.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)