Rock River Township, Michigan Population

Overview

995

Total Population

50.4

Median age

45.23%

Female population %

121.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rock River township is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rock River township's population under 18 was 19.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rock River township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rock River township, 17.39% were under the age of 15, 8.44% aged 15 to 29, 52.26% aged 30 to 64, 20.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 95 less females than males in Rock River township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.23% females and 54.77% males in Rock River Township, Michigan.
The Rock River Township, Michigan gender ratio is 121.1:100 i.e. 121.1 men to 100 women (1.211).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 61.

Rock River township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rock River township population: 97.59% are White, 0.30% are Black or African American and 2.11% are multiracial.
Rock River township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 995 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rock River township is White with a population of 971 (97.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,249 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Rock River township's population decreased by 1 (0.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rock River township's population increased by 35 (2.90%), 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, Rock River township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,136.