Skelton Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

393

Total Population

46.5

Median age

45.04%

Female population %

122:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

52.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Skelton township is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Skelton township's population under 18 was 24.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Skelton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Skelton township, 17.56% were under the age of 15, 18.32% aged 15 to 29, 47.33% aged 30 to 64, 14.50% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 less females than males in Skelton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.04% females and 54.96% males in Skelton Township, Minnesota.
The Skelton Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 122:100 i.e. 122 men to 100 women (1.220).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 21.

Skelton township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Skelton township population: 98.98% are White and 1.02% are multiracial.
Skelton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 389 (98.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Skelton township is White with a population of 389 (98.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 443 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Skelton township's population increased by 29 (7.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Skelton township's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), 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, Skelton township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 385.