Forsyth Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,230

Total Population

44.5

Median age

48.56%

Female population %

106:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

67.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

68

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forsyth township is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forsyth township's population under 18 was 22.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forsyth township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forsyth township, 16.65% were under the age of 15, 16.76% aged 15 to 29, 42.94% aged 30 to 64, 22.78% aged 65 to 84, and 0.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 180 less females than males in Forsyth township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.56% females and 51.44% males in Forsyth Township, Michigan.
The Forsyth Township, Michigan gender ratio is 106:100 i.e. 106 men to 100 women (1.060).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 404.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 350.

Forsyth township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forsyth township population: 89.39% are White, 0.67% are Black or African American, 3.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.63% are Asian, 0.71% are some other race and 5.54% are multiracial.
Forsyth township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 68 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,162 (98.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forsyth township is White with a population of 5,569 (89.39% of the total population).

Forsyth township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 6,257 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Forsyth township's population increased by 1,325 (27.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forsyth township's population increased by 31 (0.50%), 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, Forsyth township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,833.