Portage charter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

3,285

Total Population

36.2

Median age

45.54%

Female population %

119.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

37

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Portage charter township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Portage charter township is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portage charter township's population under 18 was 21.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portage charter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portage charter township, 16.99% were under the age of 15, 28.89% aged 15 to 29, 35.31% aged 30 to 64, 18.23% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 293 less females than males in Portage charter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.54% females and 54.46% males in Portage charter Township, Michigan.
The Portage charter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 119.6:100 i.e. 119.6 men to 100 women (1.196).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 393.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 176.

Portage charter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Portage charter township population: 94.34% are White, 0.43% are Black or African American, 0.73% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.61% are Asian, 0.33% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 2.56% are multiracial.
Portage charter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,248 (98.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portage charter township is White with a population of 3,099 (94.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,234 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Portage charter township's population increased by 215 (7.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portage charter township's population decreased by 55 (1.70%), 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, Portage charter township's population was lowest in year 2003 at 2,978.