Sherman township, Newaygo County, Michigan Population

Overview

2,516

Total Population

42.3

Median age

52.07%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

78.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

84

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sherman township is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherman township's population under 18 was 25.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherman township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherman township, 20.39% were under the age of 15, 16.49% aged 15 to 29, 39.51% aged 30 to 64, 19.83% aged 65 to 84, and 3.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 104 more females than males in Sherman township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.07% females and 47.93% males in Sherman township, Newaygo County, Michigan.
The Sherman township, Newaygo County, Michigan gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 119.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 132.

Sherman township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherman township population: 92.73% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.36% are Asian, 3.78% are some other race and 2.38% are multiracial.
Sherman township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 84 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,432 (96.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherman township is White with a population of 2,333 (92.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,268 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Sherman township's population decreased by 56 (2.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherman township's population decreased by 1 (0.05%), 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, Sherman township's population was lowest in year 2014 at 2,081.