Mount Forest Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,385

Total Population

48.4

Median age

47.58%

Female population %

110.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

54.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Forest township is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Forest township's population under 18 was 13.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Forest township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Forest township, 11.77% were under the age of 15, 18.05% aged 15 to 29, 46.50% aged 30 to 64, 21.23% aged 65 to 84, and 2.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 less females than males in Mount Forest township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.58% females and 52.42% males in Mount Forest Township, Michigan.
The Mount Forest Township, Michigan gender ratio is 110.2:100 i.e. 110.2 men to 100 women (1.102).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 111.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 82.

Mount Forest township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Forest township population: 97.40% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 0.65% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.72% are some other race and 1.08% are multiracial.
Mount Forest township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,375 (99.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Forest township is White with a population of 1,349 (97.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,851 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Forest township's population decreased by 65 (4.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Forest township's population increased by 3 (0.21%), 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, Mount Forest township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,373.