Park township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Population

Overview

2,469

Total Population

45.1

Median age

49.82%

Female population %

100.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

213

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Park township is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Park township's population under 18 was 20.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Park township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Park township, 12.68% were under the age of 15, 16.65% aged 15 to 29, 45.40% aged 30 to 64, 23.01% aged 65 to 84, and 2.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 less females than males in Park township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.82% females and 50.18% males in Park township, St. Joseph County, Michigan.
The Park township, St. Joseph County, Michigan gender ratio is 100.7:100 i.e. 100.7 men to 100 women (1.007).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 108.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 138.

Park township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Park township population: 91.13% are White, 0.24% are Black or African American, 0.49% are Asian and 8.14% are multiracial.
Park township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 213 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,256 (91.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Park township is White with a population of 2,25 (91.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,876 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Park township's population decreased by 129 (4.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Park township's population decreased by 203 (7.80%), 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, Park township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,390.