Sterling Town, Vernon County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

557

Total Population

40.6

Median age

49.73%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

66.8

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 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sterling town's population under 18 was 27.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sterling town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sterling town, 22.80% were under the age of 15, 15.08% aged 15 to 29, 44.88% aged 30 to 64, 15.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 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 49.73% females and 50.27% males in Sterling Town, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
The Sterling Town, Vernon County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 41.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 36.

Sterling town's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Sterling town population: 98.92% are White and 1.08% 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 557 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sterling town is White with a population of 551 (98.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 700 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Sterling town's population decreased by 67 (9.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sterling town's population decreased by 75 (11.87%), 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 2020 at 557.