Shiawassee County, MI Population

Overview

68,203

Total Population

43.1

Median age

50.31%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,022

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Shiawassee County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Shiawassee County is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shiawassee County's population under 18 was 21.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shiawassee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shiawassee County, 16.94% were under the age of 15, 18.27% aged 15 to 29, 46.47% aged 30 to 64, 16.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 427 more females than males in Shiawassee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.31% females and 49.69% males in Shiawassee County, MI.
The Shiawassee County, MI gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,605.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,778.

Shiawassee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shiawassee County population: 95.50% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.25% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.44% are some other race and 2.68% are multiracial.
Shiawassee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,022 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 66,181 (97.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shiawassee County is White with a population of 65,133 (95.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 72,896 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Shiawassee County's population decreased by 1,066 (1.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shiawassee County's population decreased by 2,629 (3.72%), 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, Shiawassee County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 67,998.