Melrose Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

993

Total Population

38.1

Median age

48.84%

Female population %

104.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

52.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Melrose township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Melrose township is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Melrose township's population under 18 was 22.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Melrose township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Melrose township, 21.55% were under the age of 15, 16.62% aged 15 to 29, 49.04% aged 30 to 64, 9.97% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Melrose township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.84% females and 51.16% males in Melrose Township, Minnesota.
The Melrose Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 104.7:100 i.e. 104.7 men to 100 women (1.047).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 94.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 81.

Melrose township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Melrose township population: 96.98% are White, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.62% are Asian and 0.30% are multiracial.
Melrose township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 989 (99.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Melrose township is White with a population of 963 (96.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 910 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Melrose township's population decreased by 31 (3.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Melrose township's population decreased by 26 (3.43%), 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, Melrose township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 731.