Bates Township, Michigan Population

Overview

946

Total Population

55.7

Median age

52.64%

Female population %

9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

101.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

47

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bates township is 55.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bates township's population under 18 was 20.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bates township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bates township, 16.38% were under the age of 15, 7.82% aged 15 to 29, 41.86% aged 30 to 64, 32.98% aged 65 to 84, and 0.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 more females than males in Bates township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.64% females and 47.36% males in Bates Township, Michigan.
The Bates Township, Michigan gender ratio is 9:100 i.e. 9 men to 100 women (0.900).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 65.

Bates township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bates township population: 91.12% are White, 0.74% are Black or African American, 1.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.85% are Asian, 1.06% are some other race and 5.18% are multiracial.
Bates township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 47 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 899 (95.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bates township is White with a population of 862 (91.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,023 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bates township's population decreased by 100 (9.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bates township's population decreased by 1 (0.11%), 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, Bates township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 866.