Rust Township, Michigan Population

Overview

595

Total Population

51.0

Median age

45.04%

Female population %

122:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

83.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rust township is 51.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rust township's population under 18 was 20.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rust township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rust township, 20.34% were under the age of 15, 7.56% aged 15 to 29, 46.89% aged 30 to 64, 23.87% aged 65 to 84, and 1.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 less females than males in Rust township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.04% females and 54.96% males in Rust Township, Michigan.
The Rust Township, Michigan gender ratio is 122:100 i.e. 122 men to 100 women (1.220).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 35.

Rust township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Rust township population: 99.16% are White and 0.84% are multiracial.
Rust township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 585 (98.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rust township is White with a population of 59 (99.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 572 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Rust township's population increased by 16 (2.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rust township's population decreased by 41 (7.30%), 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, Rust township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 521.