Plainfield Township, Michigan Population

Overview

3,409

Total Population

59.2

Median age

47.70%

Female population %

109.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

99.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

56

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plainfield township is 59.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plainfield township's population under 18 was 15.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainfield township, 12.91% were under the age of 15, 10.00% aged 15 to 29, 40.01% aged 30 to 64, 32.85% aged 65 to 84, and 4.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 157 less females than males in Plainfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.70% females and 52.30% males in Plainfield Township, Michigan.
The Plainfield Township, Michigan gender ratio is 109.7:100 i.e. 109.7 men to 100 women (1.097).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 279.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 209.

Plainfield township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainfield township population: 94.57% are White, 3.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.05% are multiracial.
Plainfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 56 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,353 (98.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainfield township is White with a population of 3,224 (94.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,259 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plainfield township's population decreased by 440 (10.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainfield township's population decreased by 468 (12.25%), 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, Plainfield township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,351.