Atlas Township, Michigan Population

Overview

8,265

Total Population

46.1

Median age

50.33%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

52.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

105

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Atlas township is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Atlas township's population under 18 was 21.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Atlas township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Atlas township, 17.69% were under the age of 15, 16.18% aged 15 to 29, 49.51% aged 30 to 64, 15.68% aged 65 to 84, and 0.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 more females than males in Atlas township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.33% females and 49.67% males in Atlas Township, Michigan.
The Atlas Township, Michigan gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 576.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 420.

Atlas township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Atlas township population: 95.32% are White, 1.55% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.51% are some other race and 2.60% are multiracial.
Atlas township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 105 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,16 (98.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Atlas township is White with a population of 7,878 (95.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,340 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Atlas township's population increased by 696 (9.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Atlas township's population increased by 358 (4.49%), 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, Atlas township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,286.