La Salle Township, Michigan Population

Overview

4,651

Total Population

45.4

Median age

46.64%

Female population %

114.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

75

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Salle township is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Salle township's population under 18 was 23.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Salle township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Salle township, 19.95% were under the age of 15, 11.85% aged 15 to 29, 48.40% aged 30 to 64, 15.52% aged 65 to 84, and 4.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 313 less females than males in La Salle township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.64% females and 53.36% males in La Salle Township, Michigan.
The La Salle Township, Michigan gender ratio is 114.4:100 i.e. 114.4 men to 100 women (1.144).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 303.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 212.

La Salle township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Salle township population: 97.03% are White, 0.13% are Black or African American, 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.06% are Asian and 2.41% are multiracial.
La Salle township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 75 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,576 (98.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Salle township is White with a population of 4,513 (97.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,972 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, La Salle township's population decreased by 81 (1.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Salle township's population decreased by 251 (5.13%), 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, La Salle township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,618.