Sherwood Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

231

Total Population

54.0

Median age

43.72%

Female population %

128.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

58.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Sherwood town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sherwood town is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherwood town's population under 18 was 14.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherwood town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherwood town, 11.69% were under the age of 15, 9.96% aged 15 to 29, 53.25% aged 30 to 64, 23.38% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 less females than males in Sherwood town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.72% females and 56.28% males in Sherwood Town, Wisconsin.
The Sherwood Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 128.7:100 i.e. 128.7 men to 100 women (1.287).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 15.

Sherwood town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherwood town population: 97.84% are White, 0.43% are Asian and 1.73% are multiracial.
Sherwood town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 231 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherwood town is White with a population of 226 (97.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 281 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Sherwood town's population decreased by 34 (13.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherwood town's population increased by 10 (4.55%), 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, Sherwood town's population was lowest in year 2014 at 217.