Iron River Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,127

Total Population

58.0

Median age

50.04%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

85.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Iron River township is 58.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iron River township's population under 18 was 14.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iron River township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iron River township, 8.25% were under the age of 15, 14.73% aged 15 to 29, 39.22% aged 30 to 64, 34.25% aged 65 to 84, and 3.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Iron River township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.04% females and 49.96% males in Iron River Township, Michigan.
The Iron River Township, Michigan gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 97.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 101.

Iron River township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Iron River township population: 96.72% are White, 0.80% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.48% are multiracial.
Iron River township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,127 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iron River township is White with a population of 1,09 (96.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,372 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Iron River township's population decreased by 347 (25.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iron River township's population increased by 25 (2.44%), 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, Iron River township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 959.