Sherman township, Osceola County, Michigan Population

Overview

816

Total Population

48.1

Median age

44.36%

Female population %

125.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

72.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

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 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherman township's population under 18 was 22.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherman township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherman township, 19.61% were under the age of 15, 12.50% aged 15 to 29, 45.34% aged 30 to 64, 21.69% aged 65 to 84, and 0.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 92 less females than males in Sherman township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.36% females and 55.64% males in Sherman township, Osceola County, Michigan.
The Sherman township, Osceola County, Michigan gender ratio is 125.4:100 i.e. 125.4 men to 100 women (1.254).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 41.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 43.

Sherman township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherman township population: 96.45% are White, 1.23% are Asian, 1.23% are some other race and 1.10% are multiracial.
Sherman township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 816 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherman township is White with a population of 787 (96.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,117 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Sherman township's population decreased by 42 (3.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherman township's population decreased by 51 (4.90%), 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 2020 at 990.