Laketon Township, Michigan Population

Overview

7,686

Total Population

49.1

Median age

49.75%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

422

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Laketon township is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Laketon township's population under 18 was 19.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Laketon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Laketon township, 15.34% were under the age of 15, 17.24% aged 15 to 29, 47.01% aged 30 to 64, 17.73% aged 65 to 84, and 2.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 less females than males in Laketon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.75% females and 50.25% males in Laketon Township, Michigan.
The Laketon Township, Michigan gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 464.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 463.

Laketon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Laketon township population: 89.97% are White, 1.98% are Black or African American, 0.91% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.82% are Asian, 1.29% are some other race and 5.04% are multiracial.
Laketon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 422 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,264 (94.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Laketon township is White with a population of 6,915 (89.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,922 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Laketon township's population increased by 174 (2.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Laketon township's population increased by 59 (0.78%), 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, Laketon township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,391.