Gilead Township, Michigan Population

Overview

725

Total Population

44.1

Median age

47.31%

Female population %

111.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gilead township is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gilead township's population under 18 was 21.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gilead township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gilead township, 19.45% were under the age of 15, 12.28% aged 15 to 29, 51.31% aged 30 to 64, 12.83% aged 65 to 84, and 4.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 less females than males in Gilead township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.31% females and 52.69% males in Gilead Township, Michigan.
The Gilead Township, Michigan gender ratio is 111.4:100 i.e. 111.4 men to 100 women (1.114).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 42.

Gilead township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gilead township population: 94.76% are White, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.83% are some other race and 0.14% are multiracial.
Gilead township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 69 (95.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gilead township is White with a population of 687 (94.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 753 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Gilead township's population decreased by 90 (12.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gilead township's population decreased by 8 (1.21%), 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, Gilead township's population was lowest in year 2017 at 650.