Spring Lake Township, Michigan Population

Overview

15,266

Total Population

46.8

Median age

50.46%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

70.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

317

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spring Lake township is 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spring Lake township's population under 18 was 21.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spring Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spring Lake township, 18.09% were under the age of 15, 12.71% aged 15 to 29, 45.96% aged 30 to 64, 21.01% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 140 more females than males in Spring Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.46% females and 49.54% males in Spring Lake Township, Michigan.
The Spring Lake Township, Michigan gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 637.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 612.

Spring Lake township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spring Lake township population: 94.67% are White, 1.19% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.87% are Asian, 0.63% are some other race and 2.50% are multiracial.
Spring Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 317 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,949 (97.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spring Lake township is White with a population of 14,452 (94.67% of the total population).

Spring Lake township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 15,535 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Spring Lake township's population increased by 1,136 (8.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spring Lake township's population increased by 1,020 (7.13%), 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, Spring Lake township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,172.