Fayette Township, Michigan Population

Overview

891

Total Population

43.5

Median age

51.40%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

67.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fayette township is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fayette township's population under 18 was 20.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fayette township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fayette township, 17.62% were under the age of 15, 13.80% aged 15 to 29, 45.90% aged 30 to 64, 20.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 more females than males in Fayette township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.40% females and 48.60% males in Fayette Township, Michigan.
The Fayette Township, Michigan gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 48.

Fayette township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fayette township population: 96.07% are White, 0.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.56% are Asian and 2.69% are multiracial.
Fayette township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 875 (98.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fayette township is White with a population of 856 (96.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,401 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fayette township's population decreased by 2,325 (68.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fayette township's population increased by 34 (3.16%), 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, Fayette township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,049.