Chestonia Township, Michigan Population

Overview

575

Total Population

54.5

Median age

54.78%

Female population %

82.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

45.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chestonia township is 54.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chestonia township's population under 18 was 14.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chestonia township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chestonia township, 7.65% were under the age of 15, 15.83% aged 15 to 29, 52.70% aged 30 to 64, 23.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 more females than males in Chestonia township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.78% females and 45.22% males in Chestonia Township, Michigan.
The Chestonia Township, Michigan gender ratio is 82.5:100 i.e. 82.5 men to 100 women (0.825).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 71.

Chestonia township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chestonia township population: 94.96% are White, 0.35% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 4.35% are multiracial.
Chestonia township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 568 (98.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chestonia township is White with a population of 546 (94.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 614 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Chestonia township's population decreased by 36 (6.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chestonia township's population increased by 7 (1.38%), 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, Chestonia township's population was lowest in year 2015 at 501.