Pentwater, MI Population

Overview

856

Total Population

65.6

Median age

51.75%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

135.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Pentwater is 65.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pentwater's population under 18 was 7.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pentwater's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 53.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pentwater, 4.44% were under the age of 15, 10.28% aged 15 to 29, 32.13% aged 30 to 64, 44.98% aged 65 to 84, and 8.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Pentwater:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.75% females and 48.25% males in Pentwater, MI.
The Pentwater, MI gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 94.

Pentwater's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pentwater population: 99.42% are White and 0.58% are multiracial.
Pentwater's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 816 (95.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pentwater is White with a population of 851 (99.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 982 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Pentwater's population decreased by 107 (11.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pentwater's population increased by 40 (4.66%), 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, Pentwater's population was lowest in year 2016 at 849.