Sterling Town, Polk County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

688

Total Population

51.0

Median age

46.51%

Female population %

115:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.8

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

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

The median age in Sterling town is 51.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sterling town's population under 18 was 17.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sterling town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sterling town, 14.39% were under the age of 15, 17.59% aged 15 to 29, 45.78% aged 30 to 64, 19.91% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 less females than males in Sterling town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.51% females and 53.49% males in Sterling Town, Polk County, Wisconsin.
The Sterling Town, Polk County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 115:100 i.e. 115 men to 100 women (1.150).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 48.

Sterling town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sterling town population: 98.40% are White, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian and 1.16% are multiracial.
Sterling 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 688 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sterling town is White with a population of 677 (98.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 789 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Sterling town's population increased by 69 (9.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sterling town's population decreased by 62 (7.86%), 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, Sterling town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 720.