Summit township, Jackson County, Michigan Population

Overview

23,025

Total Population

44.5

Median age

52.89%

Female population %

89.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

76.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

969

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Summit township is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Summit township's population under 18 was 23.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Summit township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Summit township, 19.30% were under the age of 15, 16.58% aged 15 to 29, 40.17% aged 30 to 64, 19.11% aged 65 to 84, and 4.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,333 more females than males in Summit township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.89% females and 47.11% males in Summit township, Jackson County, Michigan.
The Summit township, Jackson County, Michigan gender ratio is 89.1:100 i.e. 89.1 men to 100 women (0.891).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 984.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 928.

Summit township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Summit township population: 88.53% are White, 6.39% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 0.67% are some other race and 4.04% are multiracial.
Summit township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 969 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,056 (95.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Summit township is White with a population of 20,385 (88.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,874 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Summit township's population increased by 1,117 (5.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Summit township's population increased by 278 (1.23%), 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, Summit township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 21,479.