Overview
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Total Population
43.7
Median age
53.87%
Female population %
85.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
48.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Jay township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Jay township is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Jay township's population under 18 was 27.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Jay township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Jay township, 10.00% were under the age of 15, 25.48% aged 15 to 29, 41.94% aged 30 to 64, 21.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 24 more females than males in Jay township:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.87% females and 46.13% males in Jay Township, Minnesota.
- The Jay Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 85.6:100 i.e. 85.6 men to 100 women (0.856).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 29.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 52.
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Race / Ethnicity
Jay township's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Jay township population: 93.55% are White, 5.48% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.97% are multiracial.
- Jay 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 31 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Jay township is White with a population of 29 (93.55% of the total population).
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Year by year
Jay township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 269 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Jay township's population decreased by 32 (11.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Jay township's population decreased by 6 (2.53%), 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, Jay township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 226.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)