Pentwater Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,704

Total Population

64.9

Median age

52.64%

Female population %

9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

124.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pentwater township is 64.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pentwater township's population under 18 was 10.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pentwater township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 49.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pentwater township, 5.75% were under the age of 15, 10.74% aged 15 to 29, 33.80% aged 30 to 64, 45.48% aged 65 to 84, and 4.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 90 more females than males in Pentwater township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.64% females and 47.36% males in Pentwater Township, Michigan.
The Pentwater Township, Michigan gender ratio is 9:100 i.e. 9 men to 100 women (0.900).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 158.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 151.

Pentwater township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pentwater township population: 99.71% are White and 0.29% are multiracial.
Pentwater township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,652 (96.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pentwater township is White with a population of 1,699 (99.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,663 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Pentwater township's population increased by 7 (0.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pentwater township's population increased by 144 (9.53%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,484.