Newkirk Township, Michigan Population

Overview

883

Total Population

50.0

Median age

43.26%

Female population %

131.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Newkirk township is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Newkirk township's population under 18 was 20.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Newkirk township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Newkirk township, 15.52% were under the age of 15, 14.16% aged 15 to 29, 50.40% aged 30 to 64, 14.04% aged 65 to 84, and 5.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 less females than males in Newkirk township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.26% females and 56.74% males in Newkirk Township, Michigan.
The Newkirk Township, Michigan gender ratio is 131.2:100 i.e. 131.2 men to 100 women (1.312).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 61.

Newkirk township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Newkirk township population: 87.20% are White, 0.45% are Black or African American, 4.64% are some other race and 7.70% are multiracial.
Newkirk township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 823 (93.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Newkirk township is White with a population of 77 (87.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 748 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Newkirk township's population decreased by 92 (12.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Newkirk township's population increased by 26 (4.14%), 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, Newkirk township's population was lowest in year 2014 at 622.