Bad Axe, MI Population

Overview

3,046

Total Population

45.3

Median age

57.68%

Female population %

73.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

72.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

189

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Bad Axe's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bad Axe is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bad Axe's population under 18 was 20.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bad Axe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bad Axe, 17.99% were under the age of 15, 12.38% aged 15 to 29, 45.47% aged 30 to 64, 18.32% aged 65 to 84, and 5.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 468 more females than males in Bad Axe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.68% females and 42.32% males in Bad Axe, MI.
The Bad Axe, MI gender ratio is 73.4:100 i.e. 73.4 men to 100 women (0.734).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 120.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 169.

Bad Axe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bad Axe population: 89.76% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 1.05% are Asian, 0.30% are some other race and 8.24% are multiracial.
Bad Axe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 189 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,857 (93.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bad Axe is White with a population of 2,734 (89.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,432 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bad Axe's population decreased by 320 (9.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bad Axe's population decreased by 91 (2.92%), 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, Bad Axe's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,913.