Ferris Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,328

Total Population

44.0

Median age

52.86%

Female population %

89.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

54.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

33

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ferris township is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ferris township's population under 18 was 22.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ferris township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ferris township, 17.24% were under the age of 15, 15.51% aged 15 to 29, 49.25% aged 30 to 64, 15.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 76 more females than males in Ferris township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.86% females and 47.14% males in Ferris Township, Michigan.
The Ferris Township, Michigan gender ratio is 89.2:100 i.e. 89.2 men to 100 women (0.892).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 66.

Ferris township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ferris township population: 96.01% are White, 0.83% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.60% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.13% are some other race and 0.53% are multiracial.
Ferris township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 33 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,295 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ferris township is White with a population of 1,275 (96.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,469 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Ferris township's population increased by 30 (2.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ferris township's population decreased by 93 (6.54%), 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, Ferris township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,328.