Ponto Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

820

Total Population

48.9

Median age

51.71%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

110.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ponto Lake township is 48.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ponto Lake township's population under 18 was 22.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ponto Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ponto Lake township, 19.51% were under the age of 15, 15.00% aged 15 to 29, 32.44% aged 30 to 64, 31.59% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 more females than males in Ponto Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.71% females and 48.29% males in Ponto Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Ponto Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 63.

Ponto Lake township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ponto Lake township population: 93.29% are White, 0.85% are Black or African American and 5.85% are multiracial.
Ponto Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 817 (99.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ponto Lake township is White with a population of 765 (93.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 610 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Ponto Lake township's population decreased by 51 (9.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ponto Lake township's population increased by 106 (21.95%), 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, Ponto Lake township's population was lowest in year 2011 at 479.