Wood Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

223

Total Population

46.8

Median age

38.57%

Female population %

159.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

42.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wood Lake township is 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wood Lake township's population under 18 was 14.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wood Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wood Lake township, 11.21% were under the age of 15, 12.56% aged 15 to 29, 57.40% aged 30 to 64, 13.45% aged 65 to 84, and 5.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51 less females than males in Wood Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.57% females and 61.43% males in Wood Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Wood Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 159.3:100 i.e. 159.3 men to 100 women (1.593).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 14.

Wood Lake township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wood Lake township population: 97.31% are White, 0.90% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.79% are multiracial.
Wood Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 223 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wood Lake township is White with a population of 217 (97.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 229 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wood Lake township's population increased by 10 (4.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wood Lake township's population decreased by 16 (6.99%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2008 at 199.