Arenac County, MI Population

Overview

15,009

Total Population

50.1

Median age

49.15%

Female population %

103.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

329

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Arenac County is 50.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Arenac County's population under 18 was 18.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Arenac County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Arenac County, 14.88% were under the age of 15, 14.71% aged 15 to 29, 45.33% aged 30 to 64, 22.59% aged 65 to 84, and 2.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 255 less females than males in Arenac County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.15% females and 50.85% males in Arenac County, MI.
The Arenac County, MI gender ratio is 103.5:100 i.e. 103.5 men to 100 women (1.035).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 876.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 683.

Arenac County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Arenac County population: 95.31% are White, 0.49% are Black or African American, 0.87% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.18% are some other race and 2.92% are multiracial.
Arenac County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 329 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,68 (97.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Arenac County is White with a population of 14,305 (95.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,279 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Arenac County's population decreased by 1,427 (8.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Arenac County's population decreased by 849 (5.36%), 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, Arenac County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 14,944.