Taylor County, WI Population

Overview

19,960

Total Population

43.9

Median age

49.16%

Female population %

103.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

466

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Taylor County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Taylor County is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taylor County's population under 18 was 23.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taylor County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taylor County, 19.04% were under the age of 15, 15.98% aged 15 to 29, 45.63% aged 30 to 64, 16.48% aged 65 to 84, and 2.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 336 less females than males in Taylor County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.16% females and 50.84% males in Taylor County, WI.
The Taylor County, WI gender ratio is 103.4:100 i.e. 103.4 men to 100 women (1.034).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 903.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 881.

Taylor County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Taylor County population: 96.53% are White, 0.17% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.38% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.43% are some other race and 2.23% are multiracial.
Taylor County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 466 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,494 (97.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taylor County is White with a population of 19,268 (96.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,660 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Taylor County's population increased by 940 (4.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taylor County's population decreased by 723 (3.50%), 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, Taylor County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 19,286.