Handy Township, Michigan Population

Overview

8,579

Total Population

38.7

Median age

51.02%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

48.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Handy township is 38.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Handy township's population under 18 was 23.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Handy township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Handy township, 20.71% were under the age of 15, 16.84% aged 15 to 29, 50.30% aged 30 to 64, 10.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 175 more females than males in Handy township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.02% females and 48.98% males in Handy Township, Michigan.
The Handy Township, Michigan gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 380.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 513.

Handy township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Handy township population: 97.38% are White, 0.06% are Black or African American, 0.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.13% are Asian, 0.27% are some other race and 1.66% are multiracial.
Handy township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,548 (99.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Handy township is White with a population of 8,354 (97.38% of the total population).

Handy township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 8,757 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Handy township's population increased by 980 (13.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Handy township's population increased by 618 (7.72%), 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, Handy township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,030.