Forest township, Cheboygan County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,085

Total Population

49.4

Median age

48.76%

Female population %

105.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

52.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forest township is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest township's population under 18 was 18.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest township, 15.58% were under the age of 15, 13.82% aged 15 to 29, 51.61% aged 30 to 64, 17.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 less females than males in Forest township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.76% females and 51.24% males in Forest township, Cheboygan County, Michigan.
The Forest township, Cheboygan County, Michigan gender ratio is 105.1:100 i.e. 105.1 men to 100 women (1.051).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 88.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 85.

Forest township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest township population: 94.56% are White, 0.09% are Asian, 0.46% are some other race and 4.88% are multiracial.
Forest township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,08 (99.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest township is White with a population of 1,026 (94.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,184 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Forest township's population decreased by 40 (3.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest township's population decreased by 72 (6.89%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 973.