Platte Township, Michigan Population

Overview

350

Total Population

57.6

Median age

52.00%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

45.8

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

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

The median age in Platte township is 57.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Platte township's population under 18 was 14.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Platte township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Platte township, 8.86% were under the age of 15, 13.71% aged 15 to 29, 54.86% aged 30 to 64, 19.71% aged 65 to 84, and 2.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Platte township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.00% females and 48.00% males in Platte Township, Michigan.
The Platte Township, Michigan gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 47.

Platte township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Platte township population: 97.71% are White, 0.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.86% are some other race and 0.57% are multiracial.
Platte 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 338 (96.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Platte township is White with a population of 342 (97.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 477 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Platte township's population increased by 8 (2.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Platte township's population decreased by 10 (2.83%), 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, Platte township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 343.