Dickson Township, Michigan Population

Overview

939

Total Population

49.2

Median age

56.23%

Female population %

77.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dickson township is 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dickson township's population under 18 was 23.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dickson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dickson township, 18.64% were under the age of 15, 9.80% aged 15 to 29, 50.27% aged 30 to 64, 18.10% aged 65 to 84, and 3.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 117 more females than males in Dickson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.23% females and 43.77% males in Dickson Township, Michigan.
The Dickson Township, Michigan gender ratio is 77.8:100 i.e. 77.8 men to 100 women (0.778).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 72.

Dickson township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dickson township population: 91.91% are White, 1.92% are Black or African American, 5.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.32% are multiracial.
Dickson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 901 (95.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dickson township is White with a population of 863 (91.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 991 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Dickson township's population increased by 64 (6.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dickson township's population decreased by 18 (1.82%), 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, Dickson township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 926.