Detour Township, Michigan Population

Overview

667

Total Population

60.0

Median age

42.88%

Female population %

133.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

95.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Detour township is 60.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Detour township's population under 18 was 9.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Detour township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 42.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Detour township, 6.75% were under the age of 15, 9.15% aged 15 to 29, 41.98% aged 30 to 64, 37.63% aged 65 to 84, and 4.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 95 less females than males in Detour township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.88% females and 57.12% males in Detour Township, Michigan.
The Detour Township, Michigan gender ratio is 133.2:100 i.e. 133.2 men to 100 women (1.332).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 38.

Detour township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Detour township population: 80.81% are White, 13.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are Asian and 4.50% are multiracial.
Detour township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 667 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Detour township is White with a population of 539 (80.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 903 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Detour township's population decreased by 84 (9.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Detour township's population decreased by 141 (17.41%), 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, Detour township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 669.