Rush Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

839

Total Population

58.5

Median age

48.63%

Female population %

105.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

85.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rush Lake township is 58.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rush Lake township's population under 18 was 13.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rush Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rush Lake township, 12.16% were under the age of 15, 7.27% aged 15 to 29, 46.60% aged 30 to 64, 30.04% aged 65 to 84, and 3.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Rush Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.63% females and 51.37% males in Rush Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Rush Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 105.6:100 i.e. 105.6 men to 100 women (1.056).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 68.

Rush Lake township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rush Lake township population: 94.87% are White, 1.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.79% are Asian and 2.26% are multiracial.
Rush Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 833 (99.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rush Lake township is White with a population of 796 (94.87% of the total population).

Rush Lake township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,045 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Rush Lake township's population increased by 2 (0.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rush Lake township's population increased by 70 (7.22%), 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, Rush Lake township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 947.