Wheatland, IN Population

Overview

369

Total Population

37.2

Median age

52.85%

Female population %

89.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

71.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheatland is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheatland's population under 18 was 29.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheatland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheatland, 23.58% were under the age of 15, 13.28% aged 15 to 29, 44.99% aged 30 to 64, 16.80% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Wheatland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.85% females and 47.15% males in Wheatland, IN.
The Wheatland, IN gender ratio is 89.2:100 i.e. 89.2 men to 100 women (0.892).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 21.

Wheatland's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheatland population: 97.29% are White, 1.08% are Asian and 1.63% are multiracial.
Wheatland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 363 (98.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheatland is White with a population of 359 (97.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 522 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wheatland's population decreased by 45 (8.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheatland's population decreased by 87 (18.24%), 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, Wheatland's population was lowest in year 2022 at 385.