Jerome Township, Michigan Population

Overview

4,632

Total Population

44.3

Median age

49.83%

Female population %

100.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

23

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jerome township is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jerome township's population under 18 was 22.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jerome township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jerome township, 16.93% were under the age of 15, 20.36% aged 15 to 29, 41.86% aged 30 to 64, 19.41% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Jerome township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.83% females and 50.17% males in Jerome Township, Michigan.
The Jerome Township, Michigan gender ratio is 100.7:100 i.e. 100.7 men to 100 women (1.007).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 236.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 255.

Jerome township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jerome township population: 96.24% are White, 0.60% are Black or African American, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.06% are Asian, 0.22% are some other race and 2.42% are multiracial.
Jerome township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 23 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,609 (99.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jerome township is White with a population of 4,458 (96.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,901 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Jerome township's population decreased by 99 (2.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jerome township's population decreased by 175 (3.64%), 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, Jerome township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 4,597.