Leon township, Goodhue County, Minnesota Population

Overview

875

Total Population

50.6

Median age

46.17%

Female population %

116.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

44.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Leon township is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leon township's population under 18 was 16.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leon township, 12.80% were under the age of 15, 15.09% aged 15 to 29, 54.06% aged 30 to 64, 17.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 less females than males in Leon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.17% females and 53.83% males in Leon township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
The Leon township, Goodhue County, Minnesota gender ratio is 116.6:100 i.e. 116.6 men to 100 women (1.166).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 57.

Leon township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Leon township population: 94.40% are White, 0.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.91% are multiracial.
Leon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 873 (99.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leon township is White with a population of 826 (94.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 972 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Leon township's population decreased by 48 (5.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leon township's population increased by 65 (7.33%), 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, Leon township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 882.