Prairieville Township, Michigan Population

Overview

3,382

Total Population

51.3

Median age

50.83%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

67.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prairieville township is 51.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairieville township's population under 18 was 15.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairieville township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairieville township, 11.47% were under the age of 15, 15.58% aged 15 to 29, 44.23% aged 30 to 64, 27.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 more females than males in Prairieville township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.83% females and 49.17% males in Prairieville Township, Michigan.
The Prairieville Township, Michigan gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 202.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 282.

Prairieville township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairieville township population: 96.63% are White, 1.12% are Black or African American, 0.50% are Asian and 1.74% are multiracial.
Prairieville township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,292 (97.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairieville township is White with a population of 3,268 (96.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,556 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Prairieville township's population increased by 137 (4.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairieville township's population decreased by 57 (1.68%), 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, Prairieville township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,261.