Lafayette Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

784

Total Population

34.7

Median age

48.60%

Female population %

105.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

66.1

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

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

The median age in Lafayette township is 34.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lafayette township's population under 18 was 29.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lafayette township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lafayette township, 25.64% were under the age of 15, 15.43% aged 15 to 29, 44.77% aged 30 to 64, 13.78% aged 65 to 84, and 0.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Lafayette township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.60% females and 51.40% males in Lafayette Township, Minnesota.
The Lafayette Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 105.8:100 i.e. 105.8 men to 100 women (1.058).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 72.

Lafayette township's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Lafayette township population: 99.36% are White and 0.64% are multiracial.
Lafayette 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 784 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lafayette township is White with a population of 779 (99.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 748 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lafayette township's population decreased by 36 (4.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lafayette township's population increased by 6 (0.86%), 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 2014 at 690.