Mills township, Midland County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,853

Total Population

50.4

Median age

43.28%

Female population %

131:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

46.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

36

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mills township is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mills township's population under 18 was 16.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mills township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mills township, 13.49% were under the age of 15, 13.55% aged 15 to 29, 54.83% aged 30 to 64, 17.32% aged 65 to 84, and 0.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 249 less females than males in Mills township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.28% females and 56.72% males in Mills township, Midland County, Michigan.
The Mills township, Midland County, Michigan gender ratio is 131:100 i.e. 131 men to 100 women (1.310).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 163.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 111.

Mills township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mills township population: 94.12% are White, 2.48% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are Asian and 3.13% are multiracial.
Mills township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 36 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,817 (98.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mills township is White with a population of 1,744 (94.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,019 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Mills township's population increased by 54 (2.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mills township's population decreased by 167 (8.61%), 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, Mills township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,773.