Wakonda, SD Population

Overview

321

Total Population

47.4

Median age

47.66%

Female population %

109.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

121.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wakonda is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wakonda's population under 18 was 32.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wakonda's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wakonda, 23.99% were under the age of 15, 14.64% aged 15 to 29, 30.53% aged 30 to 64, 26.79% aged 65 to 84, and 4.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Wakonda:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.66% females and 52.34% males in Wakonda, SD.
The Wakonda, SD gender ratio is 109.8:100 i.e. 109.8 men to 100 women (1.098).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 35.

Wakonda's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wakonda population: 89.41% are White, 0.93% are Black or African American, 0.93% are Asian and 8.72% are multiracial.
Wakonda's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 321 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wakonda is White with a population of 287 (89.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 365 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Wakonda's population decreased by 42 (11.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wakonda's population increased by 24 (7.45%), 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, Wakonda's population was lowest in year 2019 at 295.