Wadena Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

962

Total Population

42.4

Median age

48.65%

Female population %

105.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

74.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

87

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wadena township is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wadena township's population under 18 was 26.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wadena township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wadena township, 21.83% were under the age of 15, 12.37% aged 15 to 29, 44.80% aged 30 to 64, 20.37% aged 65 to 84, and 0.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 less females than males in Wadena township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.65% females and 51.35% males in Wadena Township, Minnesota.
The Wadena Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 105.6:100 i.e. 105.6 men to 100 women (1.056).
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 60-64 years with a population of 63.

Wadena township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wadena township population: 92.83% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 0.73% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.51% are some other race and 0.62% are multiracial.
Wadena township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 87 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 875 (90.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wadena township is White with a population of 893 (92.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,005 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wadena township's population decreased by 125 (12.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wadena township's population increased by 31 (3.52%), 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, Wadena township's population was lowest in year 2016 at 857.