Escanaba Township, Michigan Population

Overview

3,491

Total Population

52.1

Median age

48.12%

Female population %

107.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

76.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Escanaba township is 52.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Escanaba township's population under 18 was 21.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Escanaba township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Escanaba township, 16.50% were under the age of 15, 10.57% aged 15 to 29, 46.06% aged 30 to 64, 25.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 131 less females than males in Escanaba township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.12% females and 51.88% males in Escanaba Township, Michigan.
The Escanaba Township, Michigan gender ratio is 107.8:100 i.e. 107.8 men to 100 women (1.078).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 247.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 226.

Escanaba township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Escanaba township population: 96.71% are White and 3.29% are multiracial.
Escanaba township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,433 (98.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Escanaba township is White with a population of 3,376 (96.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,511 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Escanaba township's population decreased by 36 (1.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Escanaba township's population increased by 26 (0.75%), 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, Escanaba township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 3,371.