Wheelock, Vermont Population

Overview

731

Total Population

51.5

Median age

44.05%

Female population %

127:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheelock town is 51.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheelock town's population under 18 was 11.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheelock town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheelock town, 9.30% were under the age of 15, 15.18% aged 15 to 29, 51.44% aged 30 to 64, 20.25% aged 65 to 84, and 3.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 87 less females than males in Wheelock town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.05% females and 55.95% males in Wheelock, Vermont.
The Wheelock, Vermont gender ratio is 127:100 i.e. 127 men to 100 women (1.270).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 50.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 56.

Wheelock town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheelock town population: 95.76% are White, 3.28% are Black or African American, 0.68% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.27% are multiracial.
Wheelock town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 728 (99.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheelock town is White with a population of 7 (95.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 823 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Wheelock town's population increased by 185 (29.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheelock town's population decreased by 52 (6.44%), 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, Wheelock town's population was lowest in year 2009 at 601.