Gourley Township, Michigan Population

Overview

435

Total Population

46.5

Median age

49.20%

Female population %

103.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

34

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gourley township is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gourley township's population under 18 was 24.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gourley township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gourley township, 17.93% were under the age of 15, 13.79% aged 15 to 29, 50.34% aged 30 to 64, 17.01% aged 65 to 84, and 0.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 less females than males in Gourley township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.20% females and 50.80% males in Gourley Township, Michigan.
The Gourley Township, Michigan gender ratio is 103.3:100 i.e. 103.3 men to 100 women (1.033).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 26.

Gourley township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gourley township population: 92.87% are White, 4.60% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.53% are multiracial.
Gourley township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 34 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 401 (92.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gourley township is White with a population of 404 (92.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 448 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Gourley township's population increased by 13 (3.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gourley township's population increased by 29 (6.92%), 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, Gourley township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 402.