Bessemer Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,214

Total Population

49.7

Median age

48.11%

Female population %

107.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bessemer township is 49.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bessemer township's population under 18 was 16.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bessemer township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bessemer township, 11.86% were under the age of 15, 15.49% aged 15 to 29, 47.78% aged 30 to 64, 24.46% aged 65 to 84, and 0.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 less females than males in Bessemer township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.11% females and 51.89% males in Bessemer Township, Michigan.
The Bessemer Township, Michigan gender ratio is 107.9:100 i.e. 107.9 men to 100 women (1.079).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 70.

Bessemer township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bessemer township population: 94.89% are White, 3.71% are Black or African American, 0.49% are some other race and 0.91% are multiracial.
Bessemer township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,185 (97.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bessemer township is White with a population of 1,152 (94.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,266 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bessemer township's population decreased by 95 (7.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bessemer township's population decreased by 44 (3.76%), 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, Bessemer township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,084.