Mentor township, Oscoda County, Michigan Population

Overview

859

Total Population

46.4

Median age

40.63%

Female population %

146.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

80.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mentor township is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mentor township's population under 18 was 21.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mentor township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mentor township, 17.69% were under the age of 15, 13.50% aged 15 to 29, 42.03% aged 30 to 64, 24.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 161 less females than males in Mentor township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.63% females and 59.37% males in Mentor township, Oscoda County, Michigan.
The Mentor township, Oscoda County, Michigan gender ratio is 146.1:100 i.e. 146.1 men to 100 women (1.461).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 47.

Mentor township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mentor township population: 93.02% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 2.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.56% are Asian, 0.58% are some other race and 1.28% are multiracial.
Mentor township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 821 (95.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mentor township is White with a population of 799 (93.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,226 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Mentor township's population decreased by 95 (7.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mentor township's population decreased by 86 (7.64%), 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, Mentor township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,040.