Laketown Township, Michigan Population

Overview

5,903

Total Population

46.4

Median age

49.04%

Female population %

103.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

69.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

264

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Laketown township is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Laketown township's population under 18 was 21.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Laketown township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Laketown township, 18.67% were under the age of 15, 14.38% aged 15 to 29, 44.67% aged 30 to 64, 19.28% aged 65 to 84, and 3.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 113 less females than males in Laketown township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.04% females and 50.96% males in Laketown Township, Michigan.
The Laketown Township, Michigan gender ratio is 103.9:100 i.e. 103.9 men to 100 women (1.039).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 256.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 273.

Laketown township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Laketown township population: 93.04% are White, 1.30% are Black or African American, 0.78% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.02% are Asian, 1.61% are some other race and 1.25% are multiracial.
Laketown township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 264 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,639 (95.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Laketown township is White with a population of 5,492 (93.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,146 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Laketown township's population decreased by 8 (0.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Laketown township's population increased by 383 (6.88%), 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, Laketown township's population was lowest in year 2011 at 5,539.