Ferry Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,073

Total Population

51.3

Median age

40.17%

Female population %

149:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ferry township is 51.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ferry township's population under 18 was 15.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ferry township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ferry township, 12.49% were under the age of 15, 14.91% aged 15 to 29, 46.69% aged 30 to 64, 23.77% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 211 less females than males in Ferry township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.17% females and 59.83% males in Ferry Township, Michigan.
The Ferry Township, Michigan gender ratio is 149:100 i.e. 149 men to 100 women (1.490).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 88.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 44.

Ferry township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ferry township population: 95.15% are White, 1.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.28% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 2.14% are multiracial.
Ferry township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,038 (96.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ferry township is White with a population of 1,021 (95.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,383 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Ferry township's population decreased by 12 (0.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ferry township's population decreased by 16 (1.24%), 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, Ferry township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,275.