Sharon Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,932

Total Population

50.4

Median age

48.19%

Female population %

107.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.9

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

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

The median age in Sharon township is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sharon township's population under 18 was 20.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sharon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sharon township, 14.44% were under the age of 15, 15.79% aged 15 to 29, 48.34% aged 30 to 64, 19.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 70 less females than males in Sharon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.19% females and 51.81% males in Sharon Township, Michigan.
The Sharon Township, Michigan gender ratio is 107.5:100 i.e. 107.5 men to 100 women (1.075).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 156.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 97.

Sharon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sharon township population: 94.31% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 0.05% are some other race and 5.18% are multiracial.
Sharon 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 1,872 (96.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sharon township is White with a population of 1,822 (94.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,878 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Sharon township's population increased by 57 (3.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sharon township's population increased by 74 (4.26%), 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, Sharon township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,682.