Lake township, Benzie County, Michigan Population

Overview

838

Total Population

64.8

Median age

51.55%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

109.5

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

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

The median age in Lake township is 64.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake township's population under 18 was 4.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 49.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake township, 2.86% were under the age of 15, 8.35% aged 15 to 29, 39.38% aged 30 to 64, 44.27% aged 65 to 84, and 5.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.55% females and 48.45% males in Lake township, Benzie County, Michigan.
The Lake township, Benzie County, Michigan gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 85.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 94.

Lake township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake township population: 98.81% are White, 0.72% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.48% are multiracial.
Lake 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 838 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake township is White with a population of 828 (98.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 767 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Lake township's population increased by 106 (16.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake township's population decreased by 65 (8.58%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 652.