Colon Township, Michigan Population

Overview

3,312

Total Population

42.5

Median age

47.49%

Female population %

110.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Colon township is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colon township's population under 18 was 23.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colon township, 18.81% were under the age of 15, 19.41% aged 15 to 29, 43.63% aged 30 to 64, 16.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 166 less females than males in Colon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.49% females and 52.51% males in Colon Township, Michigan.
The Colon Township, Michigan gender ratio is 110.6:100 i.e. 110.6 men to 100 women (1.106).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 175.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 236.

Colon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Colon township population: 96.35% are White, 1.24% are Black or African American, 0.69% are Asian, 0.12% are some other race and 1.60% are multiracial.
Colon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,304 (99.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colon township is White with a population of 3,191 (96.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,400 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Colon township's population decreased by 66 (1.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colon township's population decreased by 7 (0.21%), 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, Colon township's population was lowest in year 2017 at 3,310.