Wild Rice Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

206

Total Population

53.5

Median age

41.26%

Female population %

142.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

71.7

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

Wild Rice township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wild Rice township is 53.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wild Rice township's population under 18 was 15.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wild Rice township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wild Rice township, 15.53% were under the age of 15, 11.65% aged 15 to 29, 46.60% aged 30 to 64, 22.82% aged 65 to 84, and 3.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 less females than males in Wild Rice township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.26% females and 58.74% males in Wild Rice Township, Minnesota.
The Wild Rice Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 142.4:100 i.e. 142.4 men to 100 women (1.424).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 13.

Wild Rice township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wild Rice township population: 96.12% are White, 0.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.40% are multiracial.
Wild Rice township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 203 (98.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wild Rice township is White with a population of 198 (96.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 328 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wild Rice township's population decreased by 72 (21.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wild Rice township's population increased by 17 (6.64%), 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, Wild Rice township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 244.