Richland Center, WI Population

Overview

5,097

Total Population

42.6

Median age

55.86%

Female population %

79:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

73.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

185

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Richland Center's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Richland Center is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Richland Center's population under 18 was 22.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Richland Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Richland Center, 18.29% were under the age of 15, 15.95% aged 15 to 29, 41.65% aged 30 to 64, 20.72% aged 65 to 84, and 3.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 597 more females than males in Richland Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.86% females and 44.14% males in Richland Center, WI.
The Richland Center, WI gender ratio is 79:100 i.e. 79 men to 100 women (0.790).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 168.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 290.

Richland Center's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Richland Center population: 89.97% are White, 1.53% are Black or African American, 1.37% are Asian, 3.57% are some other race and 3.55% are multiracial.
Richland Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 185 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,912 (96.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Richland Center is White with a population of 4,586 (89.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,251 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Richland Center's population increased by 93 (1.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Richland Center's population decreased by 142 (2.70%), 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, Richland Center's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,958.