Ransom Township, Michigan Population

Overview

884

Total Population

39.5

Median age

46.27%

Female population %

116.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

70.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ransom township is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ransom township's population under 18 was 27.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ransom township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ransom township, 25.90% were under the age of 15, 8.82% aged 15 to 29, 49.89% aged 30 to 64, 14.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 less females than males in Ransom township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.27% females and 53.73% males in Ransom Township, Michigan.
The Ransom Township, Michigan gender ratio is 116.1:100 i.e. 116.1 men to 100 women (1.161).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 58.

Ransom township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ransom township population: 97.17% are White and 2.83% are multiracial.
Ransom township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 879 (99.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ransom township is White with a population of 859 (97.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,032 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Ransom township's population decreased by 55 (5.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ransom township's population decreased by 120 (12.89%), 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, Ransom township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 809.