Helena Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,114

Total Population

58.6

Median age

50.99%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

73.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

61

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Helena township is 58.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Helena township's population under 18 was 9.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Helena township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Helena township, 6.46% were under the age of 15, 14.09% aged 15 to 29, 43.45% aged 30 to 64, 33.12% aged 65 to 84, and 2.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 more females than males in Helena township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.99% females and 49.01% males in Helena Township, Michigan.
The Helena Township, Michigan gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 75.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 65.

Helena township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Helena township population: 91.56% are White, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are Asian, 0.72% are some other race and 7.36% are multiracial.
Helena township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 61 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,053 (94.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Helena township is White with a population of 1,02 (91.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 997 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Helena township's population increased by 115 (13.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Helena township's population decreased by 58 (5.82%), 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, Helena township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 882.