Fairhaven Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,428

Total Population

37.8

Median age

52.87%

Female population %

89.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Fairhaven township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fairhaven township is 37.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairhaven township's population under 18 was 27.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairhaven township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairhaven township, 24.72% were under the age of 15, 17.23% aged 15 to 29, 44.33% aged 30 to 64, 13.24% aged 65 to 84, and 0.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Fairhaven township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.87% females and 47.13% males in Fairhaven Township, Michigan.
The Fairhaven Township, Michigan gender ratio is 89.1:100 i.e. 89.1 men to 100 women (0.891).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 109.

Fairhaven township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairhaven township population: 94.75% are White, 2.31% are Asian and 2.94% are multiracial.
Fairhaven township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,384 (96.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairhaven township is White with a population of 1,353 (94.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,256 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fairhaven township's population decreased by 150 (11.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairhaven township's population decreased by 18 (1.63%), 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, Fairhaven township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,044.