Overview
16,853
Total Population
36.3
Median age
53.08%
Female population %
88.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
40.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
767
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Wixom's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Wixom is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Wixom's population under 18 was 20.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Wixom's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Wixom, 16.66% were under the age of 15, 20.95% aged 15 to 29, 50.39% aged 30 to 64, 10.75% aged 65 to 84, and 1.26% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 1,039 more females than males in Wixom:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.08% females and 46.92% males in Wixom, MI.
- The Wixom, MI gender ratio is 88.4:100 i.e. 88.4 men to 100 women (0.884).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 905.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 901.
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Race / Ethnicity
Wixom's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Wixom population: 76.70% are White, 11.72% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.88% are Asian, 1.91% are some other race and 3.52% are multiracial.
- Wixom's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 767 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,086 (95.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Wixom is White with a population of 12,926 (76.70% of the total population).
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Year by year
Wixom's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 17,181 in the year 2021
- From 2000 to 2010, Wixom's population increased by 46 (0.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Wixom's population increased by 3,661 (27.09%), 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, Wixom's population was lowest in year 2005 at 13,444.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)