Washington Town, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

7,639

Total Population

43.6

Median age

51.83%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

121

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Washington town is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Washington town's population under 18 was 22.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Washington town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Washington town, 17.91% were under the age of 15, 16.36% aged 15 to 29, 45.92% aged 30 to 64, 18.97% aged 65 to 84, and 0.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 279 more females than males in Washington town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.83% females and 48.17% males in Washington Town, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
The Washington Town, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 432.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 364.

Washington town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Washington town population: 92.49% are White, 1.07% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are some other race and 5.85% are multiracial.
Washington town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 121 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,518 (98.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Washington town is White with a population of 7,065 (92.49% of the total population).

Washington town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 7,713 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Washington town's population increased by 222 (3.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Washington town's population increased by 625 (8.87%), 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, Washington town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,821.