Garfield township, Kalkaska County, Michigan Population

Overview

852

Total Population

40.0

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

74.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

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 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield township's population under 18 was 23.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield township, 21.83% were under the age of 15, 4.93% aged 15 to 29, 52.46% aged 30 to 64, 18.90% aged 65 to 84, and 1.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Garfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Garfield township, Kalkaska County, Michigan.
The Garfield township, Kalkaska County, Michigan gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 75.

Garfield township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield township population: 98.12% are White, 0.12% are Asian, 0.70% are some other race and 1.06% are multiracial.
Garfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 843 (98.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield township is White with a population of 836 (98.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,000 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield township's population increased by 14 (1.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield township's population increased by 181 (22.51%), 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 2000 at 790.