Merrill Township, Michigan Population

Overview

544

Total Population

47.9

Median age

46.51%

Female population %

115:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Merrill township is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Merrill township's population under 18 was 19.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Merrill township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Merrill township, 17.28% were under the age of 15, 15.81% aged 15 to 29, 47.79% aged 30 to 64, 16.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 less females than males in Merrill township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.51% females and 53.49% males in Merrill Township, Michigan.
The Merrill Township, Michigan gender ratio is 115:100 i.e. 115 men to 100 women (1.150).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 32.

Merrill township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Merrill township population: 86.03% are White, 11.03% are Black or African American, 0.92% are some other race and 2.02% are multiracial.
Merrill township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 53 (97.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Merrill township is White with a population of 468 (86.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 761 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Merrill township's population increased by 83 (14.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Merrill township's population increased by 80 (12.01%), 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, Merrill township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 583.