Garfield township, Bay County, Michigan Population

Overview

2,013

Total Population

42.3

Median age

45.80%

Female population %

118.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

56.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garfield township is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield township's population under 18 was 21.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield township, 17.59% were under the age of 15, 15.35% aged 15 to 29, 48.58% aged 30 to 64, 17.59% aged 65 to 84, and 0.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 169 less females than males in Garfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.80% females and 54.20% males in Garfield township, Bay County, Michigan.
The Garfield township, Bay County, Michigan gender ratio is 118.3:100 i.e. 118.3 men to 100 women (1.183).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 111.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 89.

Garfield township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield township population: 96.32% are White, 0.79% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.88% are multiracial.
Garfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,009 (99.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield township is White with a population of 1,939 (96.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,865 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield township's population decreased by 34 (1.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield township's population decreased by 49 (2.81%), 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, Garfield township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,680.