Sugar Island Township, Michigan Population

Overview

589

Total Population

61.5

Median age

46.52%

Female population %

115:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sugar Island township is 61.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sugar Island township's population under 18 was 5.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sugar Island township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 38.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sugar Island township, 4.24% were under the age of 15, 4.75% aged 15 to 29, 52.97% aged 30 to 64, 33.96% aged 65 to 84, and 4.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 less females than males in Sugar Island township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.52% females and 53.48% males in Sugar Island Township, Michigan.
The Sugar Island Township, Michigan gender ratio is 115:100 i.e. 115 men to 100 women (1.150).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 43.

Sugar Island township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sugar Island township population: 67.23% are White, 25.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.17% are Asian and 7.47% are multiracial.
Sugar Island township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 581 (98.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sugar Island township is White with a population of 396 (67.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 689 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Sugar Island township's population decreased by 26 (3.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sugar Island township's population decreased by 6 (0.92%), 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, Sugar Island township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 640.