Prairie du Chien Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

856

Total Population

50.9

Median age

51.52%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

67.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Prairie du Chien town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Prairie du Chien town is 50.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairie du Chien town's population under 18 was 19.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairie du Chien town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairie du Chien town, 14.60% were under the age of 15, 15.30% aged 15 to 29, 44.28% aged 30 to 64, 23.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Prairie du Chien town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.52% females and 48.48% males in Prairie du Chien Town, Wisconsin.
The Prairie du Chien Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 47.

Prairie du Chien town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairie du Chien town population: 96.14% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American, 2.22% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 1.17% are multiracial.
Prairie du Chien town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 843 (98.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairie du Chien town is White with a population of 823 (96.14% of the total population).

Prairie du Chien town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,087 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Prairie du Chien town's population increased by 5 (0.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairie du Chien town's population decreased by 120 (11.18%), 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, Prairie du Chien town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 948.