Solon township, Leelanau County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,612

Total Population

50.2

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

37

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Solon township is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Solon township's population under 18 was 13.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Solon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Solon township, 11.54% were under the age of 15, 18.61% aged 15 to 29, 45.66% aged 30 to 64, 21.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Solon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Solon township, Leelanau County, Michigan.
The Solon township, Leelanau County, Michigan gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 115.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 121.

Solon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Solon township population: 95.97% are White, 0.50% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.25% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 2.73% are multiracial.
Solon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,575 (97.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Solon township is White with a population of 1,547 (95.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,645 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Solon township's population decreased by 45 (2.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Solon township's population increased by 58 (3.85%), 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, Solon township's population was lowest in year 2012 at 1,483.