Lafayette Township, Michigan Population

Overview

522

Total Population

49.3

Median age

50.19%

Female population %

99.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lafayette township is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lafayette township's population under 18 was 20.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lafayette township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lafayette township, 14.56% were under the age of 15, 17.24% aged 15 to 29, 44.64% aged 30 to 64, 18.77% aged 65 to 84, and 4.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Lafayette township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Lafayette Township, Michigan.
The Lafayette Township, Michigan gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 40.

Lafayette township's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Lafayette township population: 99.43% are White and 0.57% are multiracial.
Lafayette township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 514 (98.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lafayette township is White with a population of 519 (99.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 664 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Lafayette township's population decreased by 67 (10.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lafayette township's population decreased by 74 (12.52%), 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, Lafayette township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 511.