Ben Wade Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

233

Total Population

40.9

Median age

38.63%

Female population %

158.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ben Wade township is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ben Wade township's population under 18 was 27.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ben Wade township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ben Wade township, 21.89% were under the age of 15, 7.73% aged 15 to 29, 57.08% aged 30 to 64, 11.59% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 less females than males in Ben Wade township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.63% females and 61.37% males in Ben Wade Township, Minnesota.
The Ben Wade Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 158.9:100 i.e. 158.9 men to 100 women (1.589).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 11.

Ben Wade township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ben Wade township population: 99.14% are White and 0.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Ben Wade township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 233 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ben Wade township is White with a population of 231 (99.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 265 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Ben Wade township's population decreased by 5 (1.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ben Wade township's population increased by 12 (4.82%), 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, Ben Wade township's population was lowest in year 2012 at 248.