Custer township, Mason County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,357

Total Population

39.2

Median age

50.70%

Female population %

97.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

57.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

94

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Custer township is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Custer township's population under 18 was 23.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Custer township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Custer township, 18.94% were under the age of 15, 17.76% aged 15 to 29, 45.91% aged 30 to 64, 16.43% aged 65 to 84, and 0.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 more females than males in Custer township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.70% females and 49.30% males in Custer township, Mason County, Michigan.
The Custer township, Mason County, Michigan gender ratio is 97.2:100 i.e. 97.2 men to 100 women (0.972).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 64.

Custer township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Custer township population: 93.29% are White, 0.52% are Black or African American, 0.81% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.29% are some other race and 5.08% are multiracial.
Custer township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 94 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,263 (93.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Custer township is White with a population of 1,266 (93.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,364 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Custer township's population decreased by 47 (3.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Custer township's population increased by 59 (4.68%), 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, Custer township's population was lowest in year 2011 at 1,258.