Bear Creek Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,515

Total Population

48.6

Median age

53.61%

Female population %

86.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

109

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Bear Creek township is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bear Creek township's population under 18 was 16.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bear Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bear Creek township, 14.00% were under the age of 15, 17.30% aged 15 to 29, 44.77% aged 30 to 64, 20.57% aged 65 to 84, and 3.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 471 more females than males in Bear Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.61% females and 46.39% males in Bear Creek Township, Michigan.
The Bear Creek Township, Michigan gender ratio is 86.5:100 i.e. 86.5 men to 100 women (0.865).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 344.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 363.

Bear Creek township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bear Creek township population: 92.25% are White, 1.09% are Black or African American, 1.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.35% are Asian, 0.54% are some other race and 3.53% are multiracial.
Bear Creek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 109 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,406 (98.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bear Creek township is White with a population of 6,01 (92.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,594 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Bear Creek township's population increased by 873 (16.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bear Creek township's population increased by 348 (5.61%), 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, Bear Creek township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,328.