Dexter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,719

Total Population

47.5

Median age

46.35%

Female population %

115.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

245

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dexter township is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dexter township's population under 18 was 22.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dexter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dexter township, 16.15% were under the age of 15, 14.60% aged 15 to 29, 50.23% aged 30 to 64, 17.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 491 less females than males in Dexter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.35% females and 53.65% males in Dexter Township, Michigan.
The Dexter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 115.8:100 i.e. 115.8 men to 100 women (1.158).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 396.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 318.

Dexter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dexter township population: 93.15% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 1.46% are Asian, 0.77% are some other race and 4.29% are multiracial.
Dexter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 245 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,474 (96.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dexter township is White with a population of 6,259 (93.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,687 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Dexter township's population increased by 630 (11.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dexter township's population increased by 645 (10.68%), 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, Dexter township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,412.