Hanover township, Jackson County, Michigan Population

Overview

3,718

Total Population

42.9

Median age

51.18%

Female population %

95.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

69.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hanover township is 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hanover township's population under 18 was 28.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hanover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hanover township, 22.81% were under the age of 15, 15.30% aged 15 to 29, 43.68% aged 30 to 64, 17.54% aged 65 to 84, and 0.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 88 more females than males in Hanover township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.18% females and 48.82% males in Hanover township, Jackson County, Michigan.
The Hanover township, Jackson County, Michigan gender ratio is 95.4:100 i.e. 95.4 men to 100 women (0.954).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 310.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 263.

Hanover township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hanover township population: 97.71% are White, 1.43% are Black or African American and 0.86% are multiracial.
Hanover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,701 (99.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hanover township is White with a population of 3,633 (97.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,845 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Hanover township's population decreased by 87 (2.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hanover township's population decreased by 45 (1.22%), 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, Hanover township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,656.