Columbus township, St. Clair County, Michigan Population

Overview

4,085

Total Population

45.0

Median age

46.44%

Female population %

115.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

43.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Columbus township is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Columbus township's population under 18 was 19.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Columbus township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Columbus township, 16.57% were under the age of 15, 18.87% aged 15 to 29, 50.62% aged 30 to 64, 13.54% aged 65 to 84, and 0.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 291 less females than males in Columbus township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.44% females and 53.56% males in Columbus township, St. Clair County, Michigan.
The Columbus township, St. Clair County, Michigan gender ratio is 115.3:100 i.e. 115.3 men to 100 women (1.153).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 246.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 278.

Columbus township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Columbus township population: 95.06% are White, 1.08% are some other race and 3.87% are multiracial.
Columbus township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,041 (98.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Columbus township is White with a population of 3,883 (95.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,760 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Columbus township's population decreased by 542 (11.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Columbus township's population increased by 48 (1.18%), 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, Columbus township's population was lowest in year 2015 at 4,004.