Alcona Township, Michigan Population

Overview

990

Total Population

62.2

Median age

48.69%

Female population %

105.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

109.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Alcona township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alcona township is 62.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alcona township's population under 18 was 10.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alcona township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 42.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alcona township, 9.60% were under the age of 15, 6.46% aged 15 to 29, 41.21% aged 30 to 64, 38.69% aged 65 to 84, and 4.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 less females than males in Alcona township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.69% females and 51.31% males in Alcona Township, Michigan.
The Alcona Township, Michigan gender ratio is 105.4:100 i.e. 105.4 men to 100 women (1.054).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 83.

Alcona township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Alcona township population: 96.26% are White, 1.52% are Asian, 0.61% are some other race and 1.62% are multiracial.
Alcona township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 969 (97.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alcona township is White with a population of 953 (96.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,089 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alcona township's population decreased by 130 (11.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alcona township's population increased by 6 (0.63%), 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, Alcona township's population was lowest in year 2017 at 904.