Delaware Township, Michigan Population

Overview

790

Total Population

47.1

Median age

49.37%

Female population %

102.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Delaware township is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Delaware township's population under 18 was 22.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Delaware township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Delaware township, 18.61% were under the age of 15, 12.53% aged 15 to 29, 51.27% aged 30 to 64, 17.22% aged 65 to 84, and 0.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 less females than males in Delaware township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.37% females and 50.63% males in Delaware Township, Michigan.
The Delaware Township, Michigan gender ratio is 102.6:100 i.e. 102.6 men to 100 women (1.026).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 46.

Delaware township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Delaware township population: 94.94% are White, 0.13% are Asian, 1.27% are some other race and 3.67% are multiracial.
Delaware township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 775 (98.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Delaware township is White with a population of 75 (94.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 934 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Delaware township's population decreased by 72 (7.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Delaware township's population decreased by 72 (8.41%), 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, Delaware township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 784.