Sparta Township, Michigan Population

Overview

9,426

Total Population

36.5

Median age

49.24%

Female population %

103.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

50.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

499

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Sparta township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sparta township is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sparta township's population under 18 was 25.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sparta township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sparta township, 21.13% were under the age of 15, 19.91% aged 15 to 29, 46.42% aged 30 to 64, 11.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 144 less females than males in Sparta township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.24% females and 50.76% males in Sparta Township, Michigan.
The Sparta Township, Michigan gender ratio is 103.1:100 i.e. 103.1 men to 100 women (1.031).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 563.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 445.

Sparta township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sparta township population: 95.05% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.68% are Asian, 0.22% are some other race and 3.71% are multiracial.
Sparta township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 499 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,927 (94.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sparta township is White with a population of 8,959 (95.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,703 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sparta township's population increased by 150 (1.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sparta township's population increased by 285 (3.13%), 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, Sparta township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,964.