Shetek Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

378

Total Population

59.7

Median age

51.06%

Female population %

95.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

92.9

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

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

The median age in Shetek township is 59.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shetek township's population under 18 was 16.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shetek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shetek township, 11.11% were under the age of 15, 13.23% aged 15 to 29, 38.62% aged 30 to 64, 35.19% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Shetek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.06% females and 48.94% males in Shetek Township, Minnesota.
The Shetek Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 30.

Shetek township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Shetek township population: 96.30% are White, 2.65% are some other race and 1.06% are multiracial.
Shetek 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 368 (97.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shetek township is White with a population of 364 (96.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 347 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Shetek township's population increased by 33 (10.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shetek township's population decreased by 34 (9.80%), 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, Shetek township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 290.