Paw Paw Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,851

Total Population

35.7

Median age

48.42%

Female population %

106.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

68.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

411

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Paw Paw township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Paw Paw township is 35.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Paw Paw township's population under 18 was 26.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Paw Paw township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Paw Paw township, 24.51% were under the age of 15, 18.60% aged 15 to 29, 40.72% aged 30 to 64, 15.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 217 less females than males in Paw Paw township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.42% females and 51.58% males in Paw Paw Township, Michigan.
The Paw Paw Township, Michigan gender ratio is 106.5:100 i.e. 106.5 men to 100 women (1.065).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 420.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 377.

Paw Paw township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Paw Paw township population: 91.33% are White, 0.83% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.06% are some other race and 7.49% are multiracial.
Paw Paw township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 411 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,44 (94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Paw Paw township is White with a population of 6,257 (91.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,080 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Paw Paw township's population decreased by 45 (0.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Paw Paw township's population decreased by 154 (2.19%), 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, Paw Paw township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,812.