Athens Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

1,978

Total Population

46.6

Median age

38.93%

Female population %

156.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

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 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Athens township's population under 18 was 16.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Athens township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Athens township, 14.36% were under the age of 15, 18.45% aged 15 to 29, 50.20% aged 30 to 64, 14.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 438 less females than males in Athens township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.93% females and 61.07% males in Athens Township, Minnesota.
The Athens Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 156.9:100 i.e. 156.9 men to 100 women (1.569).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 133.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 85.

Athens township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Athens township population: 93.88% are White, 1.62% are Asian, 0.25% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 4.25% are multiracial.
Athens township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,974 (99.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Athens township is White with a population of 1,857 (93.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,526 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Athens township's population decreased by 171 (7.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Athens township's population decreased by 58 (2.66%), 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 2020 at 2,121.