Peninsula Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,026

Total Population

57.1

Median age

54.35%

Female population %

84:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

90.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Peninsula township is 57.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Peninsula township's population under 18 was 13.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Peninsula township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Peninsula township, 11.07% were under the age of 15, 12.05% aged 15 to 29, 40.57% aged 30 to 64, 33.01% aged 65 to 84, and 3.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 524 more females than males in Peninsula township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.35% females and 45.65% males in Peninsula Township, Michigan.
The Peninsula Township, Michigan gender ratio is 84:100 i.e. 84 men to 100 women (0.840).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 421.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 429.

Peninsula township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Peninsula township population: 95.45% are White, 0.10% are Black or African American, 1.49% are some other race and 2.95% are multiracial.
Peninsula township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,906 (98.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Peninsula township is White with a population of 5,752 (95.45% of the total population).

Peninsula township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 6,114 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Peninsula township's population increased by 114 (2.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Peninsula township's population increased by 678 (12.57%), 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, Peninsula township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 5,273.