Ridgeway Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

553

Total Population

51.0

Median age

53.35%

Female population %

87.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ridgeway town is 51.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridgeway town's population under 18 was 20.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridgeway town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridgeway town, 14.83% were under the age of 15, 14.83% aged 15 to 29, 41.59% aged 30 to 64, 27.67% aged 65 to 84, and 1.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Ridgeway town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.35% females and 46.65% males in Ridgeway Town, Wisconsin.
The Ridgeway Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 87.5:100 i.e. 87.5 men to 100 women (0.875).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 51.

Ridgeway town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridgeway town population: 97.29% are White, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.36% are some other race and 2.17% are multiracial.
Ridgeway town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 548 (99.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridgeway town is White with a population of 538 (97.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 641 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Ridgeway town's population decreased by 13 (2.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridgeway town's population decreased by 9 (1.59%), 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, Ridgeway town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 558.