Wausau Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

2,112

Total Population

50.0

Median age

48.34%

Female population %

106.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wausau town is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wausau town's population under 18 was 20.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wausau town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wausau town, 16.95% were under the age of 15, 11.51% aged 15 to 29, 46.07% aged 30 to 64, 21.88% aged 65 to 84, and 3.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 70 less females than males in Wausau town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.34% females and 51.66% males in Wausau Town, Wisconsin.
The Wausau Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 106.9:100 i.e. 106.9 men to 100 women (1.069).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 128.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 108.

Wausau town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wausau town population: 96.78% are White, 2.13% are Asian and 1.09% are multiracial.
Wausau town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,107 (99.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wausau town is White with a population of 2,044 (96.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,244 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Wausau town's population decreased by 28 (1.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wausau town's population increased by 2 (0.09%), 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, Wausau town's population was lowest in year 2012 at 2,148.