Wolcott, IN Population

Overview

1,300

Total Population

34.7

Median age

47.77%

Female population %

109.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

72.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Wolcott's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wolcott is 34.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wolcott's population under 18 was 31.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wolcott's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wolcott, 26.69% were under the age of 15, 16.08% aged 15 to 29, 41.92% aged 30 to 64, 13.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 less females than males in Wolcott:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.77% females and 52.23% males in Wolcott, IN.
The Wolcott, IN gender ratio is 109.3:100 i.e. 109.3 men to 100 women (1.093).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 81.

Wolcott's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wolcott population: 90.38% are White, 3.38% are Black or African American, 0.77% are Asian, 4.23% are some other race and 1.23% are multiracial.
Wolcott's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,21 (93.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wolcott is White with a population of 1,175 (90.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,002 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wolcott's population increased by 16 (1.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wolcott's population decreased by 51 (5.09%), 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, Wolcott's population was lowest in year 2009 at 890.