Lake charter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

3,263

Total Population

48.0

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lake charter township is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake charter township's population under 18 was 16.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake charter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake charter township, 13.85% were under the age of 15, 16.09% aged 15 to 29, 47.87% aged 30 to 64, 19.15% aged 65 to 84, and 3.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 more females than males in Lake charter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Lake charter Township, Michigan.
The Lake charter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 192.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 166.

Lake charter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake charter township population: 94.97% are White, 0.18% are Black or African American, 1.23% are Asian, 0.12% are some other race and 3.49% are multiracial.
Lake charter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,259 (99.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake charter township is White with a population of 3,099 (94.97% of the total population).

Lake charter township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,341 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lake charter township's population decreased by 188 (5.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake charter township's population increased by 344 (11.56%), 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, Lake charter township's population was lowest in year 2016 at 2,967.