Overview
338
Total Population
34.1
Median age
45.86%
Female population %
118.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
80.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
2
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Taft town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Taft town is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Taft town's population under 18 was 36.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Taft town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Taft town, 34.02% were under the age of 15, 11.83% aged 15 to 29, 43.49% aged 30 to 64, 10.36% aged 65 to 84, and 0.30% were 85 years of age and older.
![Taft, Wisconsin population by age group The graph shows Taft town's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/taft-wi-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 28 less females than males in Taft town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.86% females and 54.14% males in Taft, Wisconsin.
- The Taft, Wisconsin gender ratio is 118.1:100 i.e. 118.1 men to 100 women (1.181).
- For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 26.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 23.
![Taft, Wisconsin population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Taft, Wisconsin population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/taft-wi-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Taft town's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Taft town population: 88.46% are White, 0.59% are some other race and 10.95% are multiracial.
- Taft town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 336 (99.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Taft town is White with a population of 299 (88.46% of the total population).
![Taft, Wisconsin population by race The bar chart shows Taft, Wisconsin population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/taft-wi-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Taft town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 433 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Taft town's population increased by 77 (21.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Taft town's population decreased by 125 (28.87%), 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, Taft town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 307.
![Taft, Wisconsin population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Taft town's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-taft-wi-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)