Forest Home Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,775

Total Population

61.1

Median age

49.52%

Female population %

101.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

98.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

34

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forest Home township is 61.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest Home township's population under 18 was 11.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest Home township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest Home township, 9.86% were under the age of 15, 10.70% aged 15 to 29, 39.66% aged 30 to 64, 37.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 less females than males in Forest Home township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.52% females and 50.48% males in Forest Home Township, Michigan.
The Forest Home Township, Michigan gender ratio is 101.9:100 i.e. 101.9 men to 100 women (1.019).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 153.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 128.

Forest Home township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest Home township population: 94.20% are White, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.45% are Asian, 0.90% are some other race and 4.17% are multiracial.
Forest Home township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 34 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,741 (98.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest Home township is White with a population of 1,672 (94.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,886 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Forest Home township's population decreased by 150 (8.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest Home township's population decreased by 35 (2.04%), 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, Forest Home township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,678.