Home township, Newaygo County, Michigan Population

Overview

280

Total Population

54.3

Median age

49.64%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

50.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Home township is 54.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Home township's population under 18 was 7.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Home township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Home township, 7.14% were under the age of 15, 15.36% aged 15 to 29, 51.07% aged 30 to 64, 25.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Home township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.64% females and 50.36% males in Home township, Newaygo County, Michigan.
The Home township, Newaygo County, Michigan gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 20.

Home township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Home township population: 91.79% are White, 2.14% are Black or African American and 6.07% are Asian.
Home township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 276 (98.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Home township is White with a population of 257 (91.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 298 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Home township's population decreased by 38 (14.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Home township's population increased by 5 (2.16%), 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, Home township's population was lowest in year 2016 at 227.