Alpena Township, Michigan Population

Overview

9,087

Total Population

49.9

Median age

49.46%

Female population %

102.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Alpena township is 49.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alpena township's population under 18 was 18.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alpena township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alpena township, 14.96% were under the age of 15, 15.15% aged 15 to 29, 44.82% aged 30 to 64, 21.55% aged 65 to 84, and 3.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 99 less females than males in Alpena township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.46% females and 50.54% males in Alpena Township, Michigan.
The Alpena Township, Michigan gender ratio is 102.2:100 i.e. 102.2 men to 100 women (1.022).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 501.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 472.

Alpena township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alpena township population: 93.63% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.98% are Asian, 0.53% are some other race and 4.32% are multiracial.
Alpena township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,029 (99.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alpena township is White with a population of 8,508 (93.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,755 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alpena township's population decreased by 736 (7.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alpena township's population increased by 82 (0.91%), 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, Alpena township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,740.