Posen Township, Michigan Population

Overview

766

Total Population

48.8

Median age

49.48%

Female population %

102.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

71.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Posen township is 48.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Posen township's population under 18 was 20.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Posen township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Posen township, 18.15% were under the age of 15, 17.10% aged 15 to 29, 41.12% aged 30 to 64, 20.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Posen township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.48% females and 50.52% males in Posen Township, Michigan.
The Posen Township, Michigan gender ratio is 102.1:100 i.e. 102.1 men to 100 women (1.021).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 57.

Posen township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Posen township population: 95.82% are White, 1.70% are Black or African American, 1.31% are some other race and 1.17% are multiracial.
Posen township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 759 (99.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Posen township is White with a population of 734 (95.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 966 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Posen township's population decreased by 120 (12.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Posen township's population decreased by 34 (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, Posen township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 797.