Lent Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

2,980

Total Population

48.3

Median age

47.38%

Female population %

111:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

47.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

89

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lent township is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lent township's population under 18 was 18.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lent township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lent township, 13.09% were under the age of 15, 15.07% aged 15 to 29, 52.65% aged 30 to 64, 16.61% aged 65 to 84, and 2.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 156 less females than males in Lent township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.38% females and 52.62% males in Lent Township, Minnesota.
The Lent Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 111:100 i.e. 111 men to 100 women (1.110).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 208.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 155.

Lent township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lent township population: 94.60% are White, 0.84% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.54% are Asian, 2.01% are some other race and 2.01% are multiracial.
Lent township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 89 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,891 (97.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lent township is White with a population of 2,819 (94.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,109 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Lent township's population increased by 1,136 (58.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lent township's population decreased by 120 (3.89%), 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, Lent township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,951.