Rusk Town, Rusk County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

503

Total Population

58.4

Median age

49.90%

Female population %

100.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rusk town is 58.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rusk town's population under 18 was 7.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rusk town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rusk town, 5.77% were under the age of 15, 16.30% aged 15 to 29, 47.91% aged 30 to 64, 27.04% aged 65 to 84, and 2.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 less females than males in Rusk town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.90% females and 50.10% males in Rusk Town, Rusk County, Wisconsin.
The Rusk Town, Rusk County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 100.4:100 i.e. 100.4 men to 100 women (1.004).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 49.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 44.

Rusk town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rusk town population: 96.62% are White and 3.38% are multiracial.
Rusk town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 494 (98.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rusk town is White with a population of 486 (96.62% of the total population).

Rusk town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 560 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Rusk town's population increased by 44 (9.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rusk town's population increased by 30 (5.71%), 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, Rusk town's population was lowest in year 2006 at 470.