Sims Township, Michigan Population

Overview

898

Total Population

62.7

Median age

53.45%

Female population %

87.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

98.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sims township is 62.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sims township's population under 18 was 9.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sims township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 43.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sims township, 6.12% were under the age of 15, 8.46% aged 15 to 29, 41.98% aged 30 to 64, 39.98% aged 65 to 84, and 3.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 more females than males in Sims township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.45% females and 46.55% males in Sims Township, Michigan.
The Sims Township, Michigan gender ratio is 87.1:100 i.e. 87.1 men to 100 women (0.871).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 84.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 67.

Sims township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sims township population: 97.66% are White, 0.33% are some other race and 2% are multiracial.
Sims township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 885 (98.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sims township is White with a population of 877 (97.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,096 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Sims township's population increased by 15 (1.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sims township's population decreased by 113 (10.31%), 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, Sims township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 983.