Clare, MI Population

Overview

3,312

Total Population

41.8

Median age

60.14%

Female population %

66.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

68.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Clare is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clare's population under 18 was 22.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clare's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clare, 19.72% were under the age of 15, 13.16% aged 15 to 29, 46.32% aged 30 to 64, 16.88% aged 65 to 84, and 3.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 672 more females than males in Clare:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.14% females and 39.86% males in Clare, MI.
The Clare, MI gender ratio is 66.3:100 i.e. 66.3 men to 100 women (0.663).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 152.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 225.

Clare's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Clare population: 93.48% are White, 1.21% are Black or African American and 5.31% are multiracial.
Clare's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,312 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clare is White with a population of 3,096 (93.48% of the total population).

Clare's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,293 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Clare's population decreased by 62 (1.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clare's population increased by 123 (3.92%), 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, Clare's population was lowest in year 2016 at 3,042.