Wood River, Wisconsin Population

Overview

899

Total Population

52.4

Median age

47.61%

Female population %

11:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

51.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wood River town is 52.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wood River town's population under 18 was 15.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wood River town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wood River town, 11.35% were under the age of 15, 18.69% aged 15 to 29, 47.16% aged 30 to 64, 20.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43 less females than males in Wood River town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.61% females and 52.39% males in Wood River, Wisconsin.
The Wood River, Wisconsin gender ratio is 11:100 i.e. 11 men to 100 women (1.100).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 44.

Wood River town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wood River town population: 94.22% are White, 3.56% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 1.78% are multiracial.
Wood River town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 87 (96.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wood River town is White with a population of 847 (94.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,020 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Wood River town's population decreased by 29 (2.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wood River town's population decreased by 52 (5.47%), 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 River town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 899.