Wayne Town, Lafayette County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

529

Total Population

37.0

Median age

46.31%

Female population %

115.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Wayne town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wayne town is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayne town's population under 18 was 26.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayne town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayne town, 20.04% were under the age of 15, 21.36% aged 15 to 29, 43.48% aged 30 to 64, 14.56% aged 65 to 84, and 0.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 less females than males in Wayne town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.31% females and 53.69% males in Wayne Town, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
The Wayne Town, Lafayette County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 115.9:100 i.e. 115.9 men to 100 women (1.159).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 28.

Wayne town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayne town population: 94.14% are White, 4.54% are Black or African American and 1.32% are multiracial.
Wayne town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 519 (98.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayne town is White with a population of 498 (94.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 497 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wayne town's population decreased by 17 (3.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayne town's population decreased by 7 (1.46%), 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, Wayne town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 473.