Chocolay charter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

5,964

Total Population

44.6

Median age

48.69%

Female population %

105.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

53

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chocolay charter township is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chocolay charter township's population under 18 was 17.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chocolay charter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chocolay charter township, 15.21% were under the age of 15, 17.19% aged 15 to 29, 46.70% aged 30 to 64, 19.62% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 156 less females than males in Chocolay charter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.69% females and 51.31% males in Chocolay charter Township, Michigan.
The Chocolay charter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 105.4:100 i.e. 105.4 men to 100 women (1.054).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 420.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 322.

Chocolay charter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chocolay charter township population: 91.03% are White, 2.23% are Black or African American, 1.74% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.16% are Asian and 3.84% are multiracial.
Chocolay charter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,911 (99.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chocolay charter township is White with a population of 5,429 (91.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,094 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Chocolay charter township's population decreased by 134 (2.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chocolay charter township's population decreased by 1 (0.02%), 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, Chocolay charter township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 5,905.