Charleston Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,969

Total Population

43.4

Median age

51.70%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

72.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Charleston township is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charleston township's population under 18 was 23.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charleston township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charleston township, 19.45% were under the age of 15, 13.97% aged 15 to 29, 43.88% aged 30 to 64, 18.49% aged 65 to 84, and 4.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 more females than males in Charleston township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.70% females and 48.30% males in Charleston Township, Michigan.
The Charleston Township, Michigan gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 122.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 112.

Charleston township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Charleston township population: 97.51% are White, 0.20% are Black or African American and 2.29% are multiracial.
Charleston township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,93 (98.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charleston township is White with a population of 1,92 (97.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,123 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Charleston township's population increased by 133 (7.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charleston township's population decreased by 68 (3.46%), 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, Charleston township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,835.