Athens Township, Michigan Population

Overview

2,676

Total Population

45.5

Median age

52.54%

Female population %

90.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

62.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

73

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Athens township is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Athens township's population under 18 was 21.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Athens township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Athens township, 17.56% were under the age of 15, 14.99% aged 15 to 29, 46.75% aged 30 to 64, 18.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 136 more females than males in Athens township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.54% females and 47.46% males in Athens Township, Michigan.
The Athens Township, Michigan gender ratio is 90.3:100 i.e. 90.3 men to 100 women (0.903).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 154.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 151.

Athens township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Athens township population: 91.03% are White, 2.47% are Black or African American, 1.64% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.19% are some other race and 4.67% are multiracial.
Athens township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,603 (97.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Athens township is White with a population of 2,436 (91.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,576 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Athens township's population decreased by 27 (1.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Athens township's population decreased by 111 (4.35%), 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, Athens township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,424.