Compton Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

863

Total Population

39.3

Median age

45.89%

Female population %

117.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Compton township is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Compton township's population under 18 was 31.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Compton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Compton township, 23.17% were under the age of 15, 19.58% aged 15 to 29, 40.67% aged 30 to 64, 16.57% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 less females than males in Compton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.89% females and 54.11% males in Compton Township, Minnesota.
The Compton Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 117.9:100 i.e. 117.9 men to 100 women (1.179).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 53.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 65.

Compton township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Compton township population: 95.94% are White and 4.06% are multiracial.
Compton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 849 (98.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Compton township is White with a population of 828 (95.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 835 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Compton township's population increased by 5 (0.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Compton township's population decreased by 1 (0.13%), 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, Compton township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 793.