Price County, WI Population

Overview

14,003

Total Population

51.8

Median age

48.32%

Female population %

107:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

286

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Price County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Price County is 51.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Price County's population under 18 was 18.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Price County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Price County, 14.51% were under the age of 15, 13.71% aged 15 to 29, 45.66% aged 30 to 64, 22.70% aged 65 to 84, and 3.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 471 less females than males in Price County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.32% females and 51.68% males in Price County, WI.
The Price County, WI gender ratio is 107:100 i.e. 107 men to 100 women (1.070).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 805.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 689.

Price County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Price County population: 94.81% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.59% are Asian, 0.76% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.49% are some other race and 2.44% are multiracial.
Price County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 286 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,717 (97.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Price County is White with a population of 13,276 (94.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,778 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Price County's population decreased by 1,682 (10.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Price County's population decreased by 64 (0.45%), 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, Price County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 13,347.