Staples Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

654

Total Population

53.1

Median age

49.69%

Female population %

101.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

72

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Staples township is 53.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Staples township's population under 18 was 19.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Staples township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Staples township, 15.90% were under the age of 15, 8.41% aged 15 to 29, 49.24% aged 30 to 64, 23.70% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 less females than males in Staples township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.69% females and 50.31% males in Staples Township, Minnesota.
The Staples Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 101.2:100 i.e. 101.2 men to 100 women (1.012).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 44.

Staples township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Staples township population: 96.94% are White, 1.99% are some other race and 1.07% are multiracial.
Staples township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 72 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 582 (88.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Staples township is White with a population of 634 (96.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 629 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Staples township's population increased by 84 (15.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Staples township's population decreased by 27 (4.33%), 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, Staples township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 540.