Benson Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

273

Total Population

49.4

Median age

53.48%

Female population %

87:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.6

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

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

The median age in Benson township is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Benson township's population under 18 was 19.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Benson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Benson township, 14.29% were under the age of 15, 19.78% aged 15 to 29, 42.86% aged 30 to 64, 21.98% aged 65 to 84, and 1.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 more females than males in Benson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.48% females and 46.52% males in Benson Township, Minnesota.
The Benson Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 87:100 i.e. 87 men to 100 women (0.870).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 20.

Benson township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Benson township population: 91.94% are White and 8.06% are Black or African American.
Benson 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 273 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Benson township is White with a population of 251 (91.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 360 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Benson township's population decreased by 27 (7.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Benson township's population decreased by 23 (6.91%), 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, Benson township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 310.