Gaines Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,641

Total Population

47.4

Median age

50.35%

Female population %

98.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

52.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

282

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gaines township is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gaines township's population under 18 was 21.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gaines township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gaines township, 15.39% were under the age of 15, 17.08% aged 15 to 29, 48.50% aged 30 to 64, 18.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 more females than males in Gaines township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.35% females and 49.65% males in Gaines Township, Michigan.
The Gaines Township, Michigan gender ratio is 98.6:100 i.e. 98.6 men to 100 women (0.986).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 384.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 341.

Gaines township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gaines township population: 94.32% are White, 0.96% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian and 4.59% are multiracial.
Gaines township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 282 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,359 (95.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gaines township is White with a population of 6,264 (94.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,807 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Gaines township's population increased by 372 (5.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gaines township's population decreased by 147 (2.16%), 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, Gaines township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 6,421.