Metz Township, Michigan Population

Overview

178

Total Population

63.4

Median age

48.31%

Female population %

107:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

87.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Metz township is 63.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Metz township's population under 18 was 5.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Metz township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 42.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Metz township, 3.93% were under the age of 15, 11.80% aged 15 to 29, 41.57% aged 30 to 64, 40.45% aged 65 to 84, and 2.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 less females than males in Metz township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.31% females and 51.69% males in Metz Township, Michigan.
The Metz Township, Michigan gender ratio is 107:100 i.e. 107 men to 100 women (1.070).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 14.

Metz township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Metz township population: 94.38% are White, 3.93% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.56% are some other race and 1.12% are multiracial.
Metz township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 175 (98.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Metz township is White with a population of 168 (94.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 340 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Metz township's population decreased by 29 (8.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Metz township's population decreased by 21 (7.00%), 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, Metz township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 279.