Richfield township, Roscommon County, Michigan Population

Overview

3,538

Total Population

59.3

Median age

51.53%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

79.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

82

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Richfield township is 59.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Richfield township's population under 18 was 10.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Richfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Richfield township, 8.76% were under the age of 15, 10.40% aged 15 to 29, 45.34% aged 30 to 64, 33.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 108 more females than males in Richfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.53% females and 48.47% males in Richfield township, Roscommon County, Michigan.
The Richfield township, Roscommon County, Michigan gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 267.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 275.

Richfield township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Richfield township population: 95.73% are White, 0.03% are Black or African American, 0.79% are Asian and 3.45% are multiracial.
Richfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 82 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,456 (97.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Richfield township is White with a population of 3,387 (95.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,225 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Richfield township's population decreased by 412 (9.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Richfield township's population decreased by 180 (4.82%), 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, Richfield township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,551.