Gilford Township, Michigan Population

Overview

719

Total Population

49.6

Median age

58.00%

Female population %

72.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

86.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gilford township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gilford township's population under 18 was 22.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gilford township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gilford township, 15.30% were under the age of 15, 15.58% aged 15 to 29, 38.11% aged 30 to 64, 27.68% aged 65 to 84, and 3.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 more females than males in Gilford township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.00% females and 42.00% males in Gilford Township, Michigan.
The Gilford Township, Michigan gender ratio is 72.4:100 i.e. 72.4 men to 100 women (0.724).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 54.

Gilford township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gilford township population: 95.97% are White and 4.03% are multiracial.
Gilford township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 706 (98.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gilford township is White with a population of 69 (95.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 841 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Gilford township's population decreased by 85 (10.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gilford township's population decreased by 3 (0.40%), 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, Gilford township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 692.