Benona Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,452

Total Population

54.6

Median age

49.72%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

76.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

139

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Benona township is 54.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Benona township's population under 18 was 14.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Benona township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Benona township, 12.95% were under the age of 15, 13.98% aged 15 to 29, 42.56% aged 30 to 64, 28.86% aged 65 to 84, and 1.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Benona township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.72% females and 50.28% males in Benona Township, Michigan.
The Benona Township, Michigan gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 80.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 93.

Benona township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Benona township population: 92.84% are White, 0.21% are Black or African American, 1.31% are some other race and 5.65% are multiracial.
Benona township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 139 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,313 (90.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Benona township is White with a population of 1,348 (92.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,566 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Benona township's population decreased by 85 (5.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Benona township's population decreased by 8 (0.56%), 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, Benona township's population was lowest in year 2013 at 1,424.