Weston (town), Marathon County, Wisconsin

Weston is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.

Geography

), of which, 9.1 square miles (23.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.66%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 514 people, 179 households, and 151 families residing in the town. The population density was 56.7 people per square mile (21.9/km²). There were 180 housing units at an average density of 19.9/sq mi (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.03% White, 0.58% Black or African American and 0.39% Native American. 0.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 179 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.7% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,719, and the median income for a family was $61,375. Males had a median income of $36,750 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,941. About 5.4% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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