Ely Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,911

Total Population

40.3

Median age

48.72%

Female population %

105.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

46.4

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

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

The median age in Ely township is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ely township's population under 18 was 16.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ely township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ely township, 12.72% were under the age of 15, 29.04% aged 15 to 29, 39.25% aged 30 to 64, 17.74% aged 65 to 84, and 1.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 49 less females than males in Ely township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.72% females and 51.28% males in Ely Township, Michigan.
The Ely Township, Michigan gender ratio is 105.3:100 i.e. 105.3 men to 100 women (1.053).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 124.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 145.

Ely township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ely township population: 97.33% are White, 0.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.04% are multiracial.
Ely 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 1,911 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ely township is White with a population of 1,86 (97.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,152 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Ely township's population decreased by 59 (2.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ely township's population decreased by 52 (2.66%), 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, Ely township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,903.