Clayton charter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

7,430

Total Population

40.7

Median age

47.75%

Female population %

109.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Clayton charter township is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clayton charter township's population under 18 was 22.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clayton charter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clayton charter township, 18.82% were under the age of 15, 17.19% aged 15 to 29, 46.76% aged 30 to 64, 15.72% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 334 less females than males in Clayton charter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.75% females and 52.25% males in Clayton charter Township, Michigan.
The Clayton charter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 109.4:100 i.e. 109.4 men to 100 women (1.094).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 378.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 392.

Clayton charter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clayton charter township population: 91.31% are White, 4.20% are Black or African American, 0.79% are Asian, 0.01% are some other race and 3.69% are multiracial.
Clayton charter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,3 (98.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clayton charter township is White with a population of 6,784 (91.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,914 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Clayton charter township's population decreased by 42 (0.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clayton charter township's population decreased by 103 (1.36%), 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, Clayton charter township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 7,156.