Shelby charter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

79,254

Total Population

44.2

Median age

51.77%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

56.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,967

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shelby charter township is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shelby charter township's population under 18 was 20.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shelby charter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shelby charter township, 16.73% were under the age of 15, 17.92% aged 15 to 29, 45.93% aged 30 to 64, 17.26% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,800 more females than males in Shelby charter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.77% females and 48.23% males in Shelby charter Township, Michigan.
The Shelby charter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 3,340.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 3,301.

Shelby charter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shelby charter township population: 87.67% are White, 2.81% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.06% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.78% are some other race and 3.30% are multiracial.
Shelby charter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,967 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 77,287 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shelby charter township is White with a population of 69,481 (87.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 80,467 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Shelby charter township's population increased by 8,384 (12.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shelby charter township's population increased by 5,673 (7.68%), 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, Shelby charter township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 65,485.