Ash Township, Michigan Population

Overview

7,826

Total Population

47.9

Median age

50.08%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

324

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ash township is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ash township's population under 18 was 21.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ash township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ash township, 18.14% were under the age of 15, 13.69% aged 15 to 29, 45.66% aged 30 to 64, 19.14% aged 65 to 84, and 3.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Ash township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.08% females and 49.92% males in Ash Township, Michigan.
The Ash Township, Michigan gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 526.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 359.

Ash township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ash township population: 92.97% are White, 0.92% are Black or African American, 0.17% are Asian, 0.87% are some other race and 5.07% are multiracial.
Ash township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 324 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,502 (95.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ash township is White with a population of 7,276 (92.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,768 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Ash township's population increased by 143 (1.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ash township's population increased by 75 (0.96%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,648.