Gun Plain Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,120

Total Population

43.2

Median age

50.98%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

187

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gun Plain township is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gun Plain township's population under 18 was 21.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gun Plain township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gun Plain township, 18.40% were under the age of 15, 15.95% aged 15 to 29, 47.04% aged 30 to 64, 17.88% aged 65 to 84, and 0.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 120 more females than males in Gun Plain township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.98% females and 49.02% males in Gun Plain Township, Michigan.
The Gun Plain Township, Michigan gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 296.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 277.

Gun Plain township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gun Plain township population: 95.05% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 1.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.62% are some other race and 2.32% are multiracial.
Gun Plain township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 187 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,933 (96.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gun Plain township is White with a population of 5,817 (95.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,515 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Gun Plain township's population increased by 282 (5.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gun Plain township's population increased by 252 (4.27%), 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, Gun Plain township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,624.