Waconia Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

1,019

Total Population

46.4

Median age

49.75%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Waconia township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Waconia township is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Waconia township's population under 18 was 24.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Waconia township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Waconia township, 19.23% were under the age of 15, 14.43% aged 15 to 29, 47.60% aged 30 to 64, 17.96% aged 65 to 84, and 0.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 less females than males in Waconia township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.75% females and 50.25% males in Waconia Township, Minnesota.
The Waconia Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 54.

Waconia township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Waconia township population: 97.35% are White, 0.69% are Black or African American, 1.37% are some other race and 0.59% are multiracial.
Waconia township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,015 (99.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Waconia township is White with a population of 992 (97.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,245 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Waconia township's population decreased by 60 (4.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Waconia township's population decreased by 86 (7.46%), 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, Waconia township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,062.