Ridgeway Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,481

Total Population

40.1

Median age

47.54%

Female population %

110.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

44.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

68

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ridgeway township is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridgeway township's population under 18 was 23.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridgeway township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridgeway township, 17.89% were under the age of 15, 21.94% aged 15 to 29, 47.27% aged 30 to 64, 11.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 73 less females than males in Ridgeway township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.54% females and 52.46% males in Ridgeway Township, Michigan.
The Ridgeway Township, Michigan gender ratio is 110.4:100 i.e. 110.4 men to 100 women (1.104).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 74.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 90.

Ridgeway township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridgeway township population: 93.18% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 0.20% are Asian, 2.36% are some other race and 3.98% are multiracial.
Ridgeway township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 68 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,413 (95.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridgeway township is White with a population of 1,38 (93.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,647 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Ridgeway township's population decreased by 46 (2.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridgeway township's population decreased by 16 (1.04%), 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, Ridgeway township's population was lowest in year 2018 at 1,484.