Bliss Township, Michigan Population

Overview

626

Total Population

48.7

Median age

46.33%

Female population %

115.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

47.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bliss township is 48.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bliss township's population under 18 was 15.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bliss township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bliss township, 7.19% were under the age of 15, 15.81% aged 15 to 29, 51.92% aged 30 to 64, 23.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 less females than males in Bliss township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.33% females and 53.67% males in Bliss Township, Michigan.
The Bliss Township, Michigan gender ratio is 115.9:100 i.e. 115.9 men to 100 women (1.159).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 41.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 45.

Bliss township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bliss township population: 86.74% are White, 0.16% are Black or African American, 4.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.28% are Asian, 0.16% are some other race and 7.03% are multiracial.
Bliss township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 625 (99.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bliss township is White with a population of 543 (86.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 721 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Bliss township's population increased by 25 (4.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bliss township's population decreased by 49 (7.94%), 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, Bliss township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 568.