Alger County, MI Population

Overview

8,911

Total Population

49.3

Median age

44.17%

Female population %

126.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

60.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

163

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Alger County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alger County is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alger County's population under 18 was 15.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alger County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alger County, 12.07% were under the age of 15, 17.12% aged 15 to 29, 45.17% aged 30 to 64, 22.95% aged 65 to 84, and 2.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,039 less females than males in Alger County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.17% females and 55.83% males in Alger County, MI.
The Alger County, MI gender ratio is 126.4:100 i.e. 126.4 men to 100 women (1.264).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 445.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 388.

Alger County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alger County population: 83.32% are White, 7.13% are Black or African American, 2.90% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 5.54% are multiracial.
Alger County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 163 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,748 (98.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alger County is White with a population of 7,425 (83.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,820 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alger County's population decreased by 242 (2.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alger County's population decreased by 736 (7.68%), 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, Alger County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 8,789.