Rives Township, Michigan Population

Overview

4,798

Total Population

42.1

Median age

53.29%

Female population %

87.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

60.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

257

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rives township is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rives township's population under 18 was 23.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rives township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rives township, 21.11% were under the age of 15, 17.09% aged 15 to 29, 45.33% aged 30 to 64, 14.15% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 316 more females than males in Rives township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.29% females and 46.71% males in Rives Township, Michigan.
The Rives Township, Michigan gender ratio is 87.6:100 i.e. 87.6 men to 100 women (0.876).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 287.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 324.

Rives township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rives township population: 91.68% are White, 3.86% are Black or African American and 4.46% are multiracial.
Rives township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 257 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,541 (94.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rives township is White with a population of 4,399 (91.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,164 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Rives township's population decreased by 126 (2.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rives township's population increased by 60 (1.28%), 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, Rives township's population was lowest in year 2011 at 4,669.