UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Demographics Indicators

Demographics Indicators

Demographics Indicators
Compared to other major countries, the United States has a relatively young and still growing population. 

 

Annual Population Change

Percent Population 65+

United States

0.5%

16%

China

0.4%

11%

France

0.1%

20%

Germany

0.3%

22%

Japan

-0.2%

28%

World

1.075%

9.9%

Between 2010 and 2019, the total population of the United States, according to the U.S. Census, grew from 309.3 million to 328.2 million (6%).  Over that time, the proportion of the U.S. population that identify as “white” fell from 69.1% to 60.1%.  People of color made up a majority of those under 16 years of age in 2019.  Wisconsin (85% white in 2019) and Minnesota (82% white in 2019) have considerably less ethnic diversity than average for the United States.
The counties in the St. Croix River Valley tend to:

  • Have more rapid population growth on the Minnesota side of the river.
  • Have even less diversity than their respective states.
  • Have between one-quarter and one-third of its households that receive social security benefits.
  • Have between 1.4 and 1.5 working-aged people (between 20 and 64 years of age) per dependent (under twenty or over 65) – Polk and Burnett have more adverse ratios.
  • Have slightly more people per household than their states – except in Polk and Burnett.
  • Have a declining proportion of households in which grandparents are living with and caring for their grandchildren.