Orient Township, Michigan Population

Overview

670

Total Population

41.4

Median age

44.18%

Female population %

126.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orient township is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orient township's population under 18 was 20.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orient township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orient township, 15.97% were under the age of 15, 23.73% aged 15 to 29, 38.66% aged 30 to 64, 19.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 78 less females than males in Orient township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.18% females and 55.82% males in Orient Township, Michigan.
The Orient Township, Michigan gender ratio is 126.4:100 i.e. 126.4 men to 100 women (1.264).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 47.

Orient township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Orient township population: 94.63% are White, 1.04% are Black or African American and 4.33% are multiracial.
Orient township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 654 (97.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orient township is White with a population of 634 (94.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 829 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Orient township's population decreased by 33 (4.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orient township's population decreased by 45 (5.83%), 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, Orient township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 727.