Balkan Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

881

Total Population

46.6

Median age

51.76%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

44.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Balkan township is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Balkan township's population under 18 was 22.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Balkan township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Balkan township, 12.94% were under the age of 15, 18.50% aged 15 to 29, 50.62% aged 30 to 64, 17.14% aged 65 to 84, and 0.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 more females than males in Balkan township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.76% females and 48.24% males in Balkan Township, Minnesota.
The Balkan Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 52.

Balkan township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Balkan township population: 95.69% are White, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.93% are Asian, 1.14% are some other race and 0.79% are multiracial.
Balkan township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 874 (99.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Balkan township is White with a population of 843 (95.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 831 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Balkan township's population increased by 5 (0.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Balkan township's population decreased by 15 (1.82%), 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, Balkan township's population was lowest in year 2006 at 788.