Porter township, Van Buren County, Michigan Population

Overview

2,535

Total Population

50.5

Median age

53.25%

Female population %

87.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

42

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Porter township is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Porter township's population under 18 was 15.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Porter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Porter township, 12.98% were under the age of 15, 14.56% aged 15 to 29, 51.76% aged 30 to 64, 18.86% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 165 more females than males in Porter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.25% females and 46.75% males in Porter township, Van Buren County, Michigan.
The Porter township, Van Buren County, Michigan gender ratio is 87.8:100 i.e. 87.8 men to 100 women (0.878).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 175.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 174.

Porter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Porter township population: 95.98% are White, 0.32% are Asian and 3.71% are multiracial.
Porter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 42 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,493 (98.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Porter township is White with a population of 2,433 (95.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,564 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Porter township's population increased by 49 (2.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Porter township's population increased by 99 (4.02%), 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, Porter township's population was lowest in year 2008 at 2,409.