Charlton Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,472

Total Population

50.1

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

69.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Charlton township is 50.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charlton township's population under 18 was 20.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charlton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charlton township, 17.26% were under the age of 15, 14.13% aged 15 to 29, 44.77% aged 30 to 64, 22.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Charlton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Charlton Township, Michigan.
The Charlton Township, Michigan gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 99.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 86.

Charlton township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Charlton township population: 98.03% are White, 0.48% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.88% are Asian and 0.61% are multiracial.
Charlton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,444 (98.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charlton township is White with a population of 1,443 (98.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,443 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Charlton township's population increased by 26 (1.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charlton township's population increased by 2 (0.15%), 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, Charlton township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,331.