Ash Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

126

Total Population

69.0

Median age

56.35%

Female population %

77.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

186.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ash Lake township is 69.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ash Lake township's population under 18 was 5.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ash Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 59.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ash Lake township, 5.56% were under the age of 15, 2.38% aged 15 to 29, 32.54% aged 30 to 64, 48.41% aged 65 to 84, and 11.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Ash Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.35% females and 43.65% males in Ash Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Ash Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 77.5:100 i.e. 77.5 men to 100 women (0.775).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 22.

Ash Lake township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ash Lake township population: 86.51% are White and 13.49% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.
Ash Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 126 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ash Lake township is White with a population of 109 (86.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 176 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ash Lake township's population decreased by 20 (11.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ash Lake township's population decreased by 22 (14.10%), 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, Ash Lake township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 132.