Denton Township, Michigan Population

Overview

5,286

Total Population

56.1

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

98.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

63

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Denton township is 56.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Denton township's population under 18 was 17.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Denton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Denton township, 15.30% were under the age of 15, 9.52% aged 15 to 29, 40.82% aged 30 to 64, 30.74% aged 65 to 84, and 3.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Denton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Denton Township, Michigan.
The Denton Township, Michigan gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 307.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 342.

Denton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Denton township population: 95.80% are White, 0.93% are Black or African American, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are some other race and 2.63% are multiracial.
Denton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 63 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,223 (98.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Denton township is White with a population of 5,064 (95.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,821 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Denton township's population decreased by 272 (4.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Denton township's population decreased by 258 (4.65%), 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, Denton township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 5,291.