Gladwin County, MI Population

Overview

25,344

Total Population

50.5

Median age

49.62%

Female population %

101.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

482

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gladwin County is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gladwin County's population under 18 was 19.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gladwin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gladwin County, 15.56% were under the age of 15, 14.49% aged 15 to 29, 43.27% aged 30 to 64, 23.87% aged 65 to 84, and 2.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 192 less females than males in Gladwin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.62% females and 50.38% males in Gladwin County, MI.
The Gladwin County, MI gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,198.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,144.

Gladwin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gladwin County population: 96.35% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.46% are Asian, 0.24% are some other race and 2.32% are multiracial.
Gladwin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 482 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,862 (98.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gladwin County is White with a population of 24,42 (96.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 27,068 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Gladwin County's population decreased by 398 (1.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gladwin County's population decreased by 359 (1.40%), 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, Gladwin County's population was lowest in year 2016 at 25,146.