Shields Town, Marquette County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

669

Total Population

40.3

Median age

41.55%

Female population %

140.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

103.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

69

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shields town is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shields town's population under 18 was 31.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shields town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shields town, 27.95% were under the age of 15, 6.88% aged 15 to 29, 42.30% aged 30 to 64, 21.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 113 less females than males in Shields town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.55% females and 58.45% males in Shields Town, Marquette County, Wisconsin.
The Shields Town, Marquette County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 140.6:100 i.e. 140.6 men to 100 women (1.406).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 32.

Shields town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shields town population: 86.25% are White, 1.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.20% are Asian, 6.58% are some other race and 4.78% are multiracial.
Shields town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 69 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6 (89.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shields town is White with a population of 577 (86.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 589 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Shields town's population increased by 70 (14.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shields town's population increased by 44 (8.15%), 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, Shields town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 467.