Spencer Township, Michigan Population

Overview

4,164

Total Population

44.2

Median age

49.45%

Female population %

102.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

61.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

194

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spencer township is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spencer township's population under 18 was 23.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spencer township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spencer township, 18.97% were under the age of 15, 14.15% aged 15 to 29, 47.84% aged 30 to 64, 17.94% aged 65 to 84, and 1.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 less females than males in Spencer township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.45% females and 50.55% males in Spencer Township, Michigan.
The Spencer Township, Michigan gender ratio is 102.2:100 i.e. 102.2 men to 100 women (1.022).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 231.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 262.

Spencer township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spencer township population: 98.58% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 0.19% are Asian, 0.12% are some other race and 0.84% are multiracial.
Spencer township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 194 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,97 (95.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spencer township is White with a population of 4,105 (98.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,311 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Spencer township's population increased by 281 (7.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spencer township's population increased by 202 (5.10%), 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, Spencer township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,681.