Gerrish Township, Michigan Population

Overview

2,807

Total Population

59.0

Median age

53.62%

Female population %

86.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

84.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

118

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gerrish township is 59.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gerrish township's population under 18 was 14.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gerrish township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gerrish township, 10.01% were under the age of 15, 11.19% aged 15 to 29, 43.04% aged 30 to 64, 33.52% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 203 more females than males in Gerrish township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.62% females and 46.38% males in Gerrish Township, Michigan.
The Gerrish Township, Michigan gender ratio is 86.5:100 i.e. 86.5 men to 100 women (0.865).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 167.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 175.

Gerrish township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gerrish township population: 90.99% are White, 0.68% are Asian, 0.39% are some other race and 7.94% are multiracial.
Gerrish township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 118 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,689 (95.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gerrish township is White with a population of 2,554 (90.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,160 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Gerrish township's population decreased by 90 (2.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gerrish township's population decreased by 202 (6.75%), 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, Gerrish township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,792.