Forester Township, Michigan Population

Overview

916

Total Population

60.4

Median age

55.24%

Female population %

81:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

114.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

51

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forester township is 60.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forester township's population under 18 was 15.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forester township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 42.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forester township, 10.70% were under the age of 15, 10.92% aged 15 to 29, 35.70% aged 30 to 64, 39.85% aged 65 to 84, and 2.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 96 more females than males in Forester township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.24% females and 44.76% males in Forester Township, Michigan.
The Forester Township, Michigan gender ratio is 81:100 i.e. 81 men to 100 women (0.810).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 97.

Forester township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forester township population: 95.85% are White, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 1.42% are some other race and 2.40% are multiracial.
Forester township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 51 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 865 (94.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forester township is White with a population of 878 (95.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,110 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Forester township's population decreased by 98 (8.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forester township's population decreased by 135 (13.34%), 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, Forester township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 877.