Homer township, Midland County, Michigan Population

Overview

3,992

Total Population

43.0

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Homer township is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Homer township's population under 18 was 23.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Homer township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Homer township, 17.99% were under the age of 15, 13.38% aged 15 to 29, 51.98% aged 30 to 64, 13.78% aged 65 to 84, and 2.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 more females than males in Homer township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Homer township, Midland County, Michigan.
The Homer township, Midland County, Michigan gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 264.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 250.

Homer township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Homer township population: 96.57% are White, 0.03% are Black or African American, 0.48% are Asian, 0.05% are some other race and 2.88% are multiracial.
Homer township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,983 (99.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Homer township is White with a population of 3,855 (96.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,301 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Homer township's population increased by 62 (1.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Homer township's population decreased by 8 (0.20%), 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, Homer township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,940.