Birch Run Township, Michigan Population

Overview

5,872

Total Population

42.1

Median age

47.84%

Female population %

109:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

46.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Birch Run township is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Birch Run township's population under 18 was 21.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Birch Run township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Birch Run township, 16.08% were under the age of 15, 22.58% aged 15 to 29, 45.67% aged 30 to 64, 14.32% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 254 less females than males in Birch Run township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.84% females and 52.16% males in Birch Run Township, Michigan.
The Birch Run Township, Michigan gender ratio is 109:100 i.e. 109 men to 100 women (1.090).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 338.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 311.

Birch Run township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Birch Run township population: 97% are White, 0.60% are Black or African American, 1.89% are some other race and 0.51% are multiracial.
Birch Run township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,592 (95.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Birch Run township is White with a population of 5,696 (97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,262 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Birch Run township's population decreased by 187 (3.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Birch Run township's population decreased by 137 (2.27%), 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, Birch Run township's population was lowest in year 2018 at 5,713.