Scott Town, Columbia County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

922

Total Population

35.9

Median age

53.15%

Female population %

88.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

72.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

46

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Scott town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Scott town is 35.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scott town's population under 18 was 29.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scott town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scott town, 23.64% were under the age of 15, 21.91% aged 15 to 29, 36.01% aged 30 to 64, 11.39% aged 65 to 84, and 7.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Scott town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.15% females and 46.85% males in Scott Town, Columbia County, Wisconsin.
The Scott Town, Columbia County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 88.2:100 i.e. 88.2 men to 100 women (0.882).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 41.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 66.

Scott town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Scott town population: 95.55% are White, 1.08% are Black or African American, 0.65% are some other race and 2.71% are multiracial.
Scott town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 876 (95.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scott town is White with a population of 881 (95.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 940 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Scott town's population increased by 115 (14.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scott town's population decreased by 45 (4.97%), 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, Scott town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 790.