Novesta Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,299

Total Population

50.4

Median age

48.58%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

71

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Novesta township is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Novesta township's population under 18 was 17.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Novesta township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Novesta township, 13.63% were under the age of 15, 15.01% aged 15 to 29, 48.88% aged 30 to 64, 19.55% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 less females than males in Novesta township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.58% females and 51.42% males in Novesta Township, Michigan.
The Novesta Township, Michigan gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 89.

Novesta township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Novesta township population: 98.54% are White and 1.46% are multiracial.
Novesta township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 71 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,228 (94.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Novesta township is White with a population of 1,28 (98.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,639 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Novesta township's population decreased by 140 (8.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Novesta township's population decreased by 41 (2.77%), 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, Novesta township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,400.