Genesee County, MI Population

Overview

406,400

Total Population

40.4

Median age

51.53%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15,055

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Genesee County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Genesee County is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Genesee County's population under 18 was 22.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Genesee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Genesee County, 18.57% were under the age of 15, 19.11% aged 15 to 29, 44.88% aged 30 to 64, 15.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12,450 more females than males in Genesee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.53% females and 48.47% males in Genesee County, MI.
The Genesee County, MI gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 14,463.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 15,371.

Genesee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Genesee County population: 73.72% are White, 19.57% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.96% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.74% are some other race and 4.68% are multiracial.
Genesee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 15,055 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 391,345 (96.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Genesee County is White with a population of 299,607 (73.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 441,398 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Genesee County's population decreased by 11,981 (2.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Genesee County's population decreased by 19,202 (4.52%), 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, Genesee County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 401,983.