Charlevoix County, MI Population

Overview

26,109

Total Population

49.2

Median age

50.03%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Charlevoix County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Charlevoix County is 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charlevoix County's population under 18 was 18.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charlevoix County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charlevoix County, 15.03% were under the age of 15, 15.58% aged 15 to 29, 44.92% aged 30 to 64, 21.72% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 more females than males in Charlevoix County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.03% females and 49.97% males in Charlevoix County, MI.
The Charlevoix County, MI gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,265.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,273.

Charlevoix County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Charlevoix County population: 94.50% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 1.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.49% are some other race and 2.83% are multiracial.
Charlevoix County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,509 (97.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charlevoix County is White with a population of 24,674 (94.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 26,568 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Charlevoix County's population decreased by 200 (0.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charlevoix County's population increased by 98 (0.38%), 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, Charlevoix County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 25,831.