Cato Township, Michigan Population

Overview

2,977

Total Population

40.3

Median age

48.14%

Female population %

107.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

51.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

106

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cato township is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cato township's population under 18 was 24.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cato township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cato township, 17.06% were under the age of 15, 20.73% aged 15 to 29, 45.28% aged 30 to 64, 14.04% aged 65 to 84, and 2.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 111 less females than males in Cato township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.14% females and 51.86% males in Cato Township, Michigan.
The Cato Township, Michigan gender ratio is 107.7:100 i.e. 107.7 men to 100 women (1.077).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 137.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 140.

Cato township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cato township population: 93.89% are White, 1.38% are Black or African American, 0.40% are Asian, 0.20% are some other race and 4.13% are multiracial.
Cato township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 106 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,871 (96.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cato township is White with a population of 2,795 (93.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,006 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Cato township's population decreased by 223 (7.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cato township's population increased by 169 (6.18%), 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, Cato township's population was lowest in year 2014 at 2,721.