Sturgeon Bay, WI Population

Overview

9,540

Total Population

45.8

Median age

50.96%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

194

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Sturgeon Bay's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sturgeon Bay is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sturgeon Bay's population under 18 was 19.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sturgeon Bay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sturgeon Bay, 16.67% were under the age of 15, 15.51% aged 15 to 29, 46.24% aged 30 to 64, 18.97% aged 65 to 84, and 2.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 184 more females than males in Sturgeon Bay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
The Sturgeon Bay, WI gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 449.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 454.

Sturgeon Bay's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sturgeon Bay population: 92.01% are White, 1.03% are Black or African American, 2.68% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.29% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 3.84% are multiracial.
Sturgeon Bay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 194 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,346 (97.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sturgeon Bay is White with a population of 8,778 (92.01% of the total population).

Sturgeon Bay's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 9,740 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sturgeon Bay's population decreased by 271 (2.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sturgeon Bay's population increased by 526 (5.76%), 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, Sturgeon Bay's population was lowest in year 2016 at 8,845.