Royal Oak charter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

2,445

Total Population

30.7

Median age

54.85%

Female population %

82.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

67.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Royal Oak charter township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Royal Oak charter township is 30.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Royal Oak charter township's population under 18 was 29.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Royal Oak charter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Royal Oak charter township, 24.50% were under the age of 15, 23.07% aged 15 to 29, 36.52% aged 30 to 64, 14.52% aged 65 to 84, and 1.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 237 more females than males in Royal Oak charter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.85% females and 45.15% males in Royal Oak charter Township, Michigan.
The Royal Oak charter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 82.3:100 i.e. 82.3 men to 100 women (0.823).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 209.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 195.

Royal Oak charter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Royal Oak charter township population: 3.07% are White, 92.80% are Black or African American, 0.25% are some other race and 3.89% are multiracial.
Royal Oak charter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the township.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,419 (98.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Royal Oak charter township is Black or African American with a population of 2,269 (92.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,834 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Royal Oak charter township's population decreased by 414 (14.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Royal Oak charter township's population decreased by 53 (2.19%), 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, Royal Oak charter township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,325.