Wilkin County, MN Population

Overview

6,495

Total Population

42.0

Median age

47.67%

Female population %

109.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

232

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilkin County is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilkin County's population under 18 was 23.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilkin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilkin County, 19.37% were under the age of 15, 15.61% aged 15 to 29, 46.16% aged 30 to 64, 14.21% aged 65 to 84, and 4.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 303 less females than males in Wilkin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.67% females and 52.33% males in Wilkin County, MN.
The Wilkin County, MN gender ratio is 109.8:100 i.e. 109.8 men to 100 women (1.098).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 302.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 267.

Wilkin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilkin County population: 93.92% are White, 0.23% are Black or African American, 1.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 1.65% are some other race and 3.02% are multiracial.
Wilkin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 232 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,263 (96.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilkin County is White with a population of 6,1 (93.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,093 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilkin County's population decreased by 502 (7.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilkin County's population decreased by 109 (1.65%), 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, Wilkin County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,223.