Garfield township, Newaygo County, Michigan Population

Overview

2,005

Total Population

45.2

Median age

42.29%

Female population %

136.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

103.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

94

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 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield township's population under 18 was 24.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield township, 22.04% were under the age of 15, 13.67% aged 15 to 29, 35.46% aged 30 to 64, 27.38% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 309 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 42.29% females and 57.71% males in Garfield township, Newaygo County, Michigan.
The Garfield township, Newaygo County, Michigan gender ratio is 136.4:100 i.e. 136.4 men to 100 women (1.364).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 119.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 96.

Garfield township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield township population: 95.61% are White, 0.65% are Black or African American, 0.20% are Asian, 1.20% are some other race and 2.34% are multiracial.
Garfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 94 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,911 (95.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield township is White with a population of 1,917 (95.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,586 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield township's population increased by 132 (5.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield township's population decreased by 26 (1.03%), 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 2009 at 2,378.