Wood Lake, MN Population

Overview

426

Total Population

42.0

Median age

51.41%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

53.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Wood Lake's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wood Lake is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wood Lake's population under 18 was 22.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wood Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wood Lake, 19.95% were under the age of 15, 15.26% aged 15 to 29, 49.77% aged 30 to 64, 14.32% aged 65 to 84, and 0.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Wood Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.41% females and 48.59% males in Wood Lake, MN.
The Wood Lake, MN gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 29.

Wood Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wood Lake population: 91.08% are White, 1.17% are Black or African American, 1.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.16% are some other race and 1.41% are multiracial.
Wood Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 22 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 404 (94.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wood Lake is White with a population of 388 (91.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 438 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wood Lake's population increased by 4 (0.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wood Lake's population decreased by 60 (13.70%), 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, Wood Lake's population was lowest in year 2021 at 375.