Niles Township, Michigan Population

Overview

14,314

Total Population

42.6

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

65.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

802

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Niles township is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Niles township's population under 18 was 24.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Niles township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Niles township, 18.81% were under the age of 15, 16.15% aged 15 to 29, 44.43% aged 30 to 64, 16.76% aged 65 to 84, and 3.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 462 more females than males in Niles township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Niles Township, Michigan.
The Niles Township, Michigan gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 587.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 714.

Niles township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Niles township population: 89.56% are White, 4.53% are Black or African American, 0.47% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian, 1.47% are some other race and 3.60% are multiracial.
Niles township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 802 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,512 (94.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Niles township is White with a population of 12,82 (89.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,402 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Niles township's population increased by 741 (5.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Niles township's population increased by 250 (1.77%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2007 at 13,344.