Day Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,217

Total Population

44.5

Median age

52.34%

Female population %

91.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Day township is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Day township's population under 18 was 20.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Day township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Day township, 18.00% were under the age of 15, 16.27% aged 15 to 29, 45.77% aged 30 to 64, 18.32% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 more females than males in Day township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.34% females and 47.66% males in Day Township, Michigan.
The Day Township, Michigan gender ratio is 91.1:100 i.e. 91.1 men to 100 women (0.911).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 96.

Day township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Day township population: 94% are White, 4.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are some other race and 0.90% are multiracial.
Day township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,157 (95.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Day township is White with a population of 1,144 (94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,352 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Day township's population decreased by 110 (8.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Day township's population decreased by 38 (3.24%), 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, Day township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,134.