Riverton Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,295

Total Population

41.5

Median age

44.09%

Female population %

126.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

54.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

135

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Riverton township is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Riverton township's population under 18 was 21.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Riverton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Riverton township, 17.30% were under the age of 15, 13.59% aged 15 to 29, 50.97% aged 30 to 64, 17.92% aged 65 to 84, and 0.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 153 less females than males in Riverton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.09% females and 55.91% males in Riverton Township, Michigan.
The Riverton Township, Michigan gender ratio is 126.8:100 i.e. 126.8 men to 100 women (1.268).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 74.

Riverton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Riverton township population: 92.20% are White, 1.62% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 4.56% are some other race and 1.16% are multiracial.
Riverton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 135 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,16 (89.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Riverton township is White with a population of 1,194 (92.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,393 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Riverton township's population decreased by 182 (13.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Riverton township's population increased by 80 (6.93%), 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, Riverton township's population was lowest in year 2011 at 1,151.