Wheeler, WI Population

Overview

266

Total Population

38.8

Median age

52.63%

Female population %

9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

48.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheeler is 38.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheeler's population under 18 was 22.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheeler's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheeler, 17.67% were under the age of 15, 18.05% aged 15 to 29, 49.25% aged 30 to 64, 9.77% aged 65 to 84, and 5.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Wheeler:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.63% females and 47.37% males in Wheeler, WI.
The Wheeler, WI gender ratio is 9:100 i.e. 9 men to 100 women (0.900).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 18.

Wheeler's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheeler population: 99.62% are White and 0.38% are some other race.
Wheeler's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 255 (95.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheeler is White with a population of 265 (99.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 354 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Wheeler's population increased by 34 (10.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheeler's population decreased by 24 (6.84%), 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, Wheeler's population was lowest in year 2009 at 309.