Buena Vista charter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

7,729

Total Population

36.5

Median age

54.12%

Female population %

84.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

72.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

721

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Buena Vista charter township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Buena Vista charter township is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buena Vista charter township's population under 18 was 26.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buena Vista charter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buena Vista charter township, 23.02% were under the age of 15, 16.87% aged 15 to 29, 41.09% aged 30 to 64, 17.70% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 637 more females than males in Buena Vista charter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.12% females and 45.88% males in Buena Vista charter Township, Michigan.
The Buena Vista charter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 84.8:100 i.e. 84.8 men to 100 women (0.848).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 343.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 430.

Buena Vista charter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Buena Vista charter township population: 33.51% are White, 60.80% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.23% are some other race and 4.40% are multiracial.
Buena Vista charter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the township.
By ethnicity, 721 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,008 (90.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buena Vista charter township is Black or African American with a population of 4,699 (60.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,282 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Buena Vista charter township's population decreased by 1,618 (15.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buena Vista charter township's population decreased by 1,016 (11.73%), 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, Buena Vista charter township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,560.