Overview
11,929
Total Population
38.3
Median age
52.05%
Female population %
92.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
53.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
644
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Niles's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Niles is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Niles's population under 18 was 21.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Niles's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Niles, 17.78% were under the age of 15, 19.91% aged 15 to 29, 45.27% aged 30 to 64, 13.02% aged 65 to 84, and 4.02% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 489 more females than males in Niles:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.05% females and 47.95% males in Niles, MI.
- The Niles, MI gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 568.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 532.
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Race / Ethnicity
Niles's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Niles population: 77.54% are White, 13.23% are Black or African American, 0.74% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 1.20% are some other race and 7.05% are multiracial.
- Niles's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 644 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,285 (94.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Niles is White with a population of 9,25 (77.54% of the total population).
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Year by year
Niles's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 12,137 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Niles's population decreased by 547 (4.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Niles's population increased by 375 (3.24%), 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, Niles's population was lowest in year 2018 at 11,137.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)