Orleans Township, Michigan Population

Overview

2,760

Total Population

47.6

Median age

47.10%

Female population %

112.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

84

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orleans township is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orleans township's population under 18 was 19.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orleans township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orleans township, 16.23% were under the age of 15, 12.50% aged 15 to 29, 53.15% aged 30 to 64, 12.57% aged 65 to 84, and 5.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 160 less females than males in Orleans township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.10% females and 52.90% males in Orleans Township, Michigan.
The Orleans Township, Michigan gender ratio is 112.3:100 i.e. 112.3 men to 100 women (1.123).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 201.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 138.

Orleans township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orleans township population: 96.63% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.16% are Asian, 1.38% are some other race and 0.18% are multiracial.
Orleans township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 84 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,676 (96.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orleans township is White with a population of 2,667 (96.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,853 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Orleans township's population increased by 8 (0.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orleans township's population decreased by 73 (2.66%), 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, Orleans township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,670.