Casco township, Allegan County, Michigan Population

Overview

2,809

Total Population

53.2

Median age

47.88%

Female population %

108.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

78.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

417

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Casco township is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Casco township's population under 18 was 14.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Casco township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Casco township, 13.71% were under the age of 15, 8.83% aged 15 to 29, 47.35% aged 30 to 64, 27.38% aged 65 to 84, and 2.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 less females than males in Casco township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.88% females and 52.12% males in Casco township, Allegan County, Michigan.
The Casco township, Allegan County, Michigan gender ratio is 108.8:100 i.e. 108.8 men to 100 women (1.088).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 176.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 193.

Casco township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Casco township population: 95.91% are White, 0.14% are Asian, 0.71% are some other race and 3.24% are multiracial.
Casco township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 417 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,392 (85.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Casco township is White with a population of 2,694 (95.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,292 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Casco township's population decreased by 285 (9.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Casco township's population decreased by 17 (0.60%), 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, Casco township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,807.