Sumpter Township, Michigan Population

Overview

9,601

Total Population

43.4

Median age

47.19%

Female population %

111.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

166

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sumpter township is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sumpter township's population under 18 was 22.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sumpter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sumpter township, 18.48% were under the age of 15, 16.51% aged 15 to 29, 46.73% aged 30 to 64, 15.64% aged 65 to 84, and 2.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 539 less females than males in Sumpter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.19% females and 52.81% males in Sumpter Township, Michigan.
The Sumpter Township, Michigan gender ratio is 111.9:100 i.e. 111.9 men to 100 women (1.119).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 569.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 551.

Sumpter township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sumpter township population: 78.50% are White, 13.26% are Black or African American, 0.48% are Asian and 7.76% are multiracial.
Sumpter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 166 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,435 (98.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sumpter township is White with a population of 7,537 (78.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,037 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Sumpter township's population decreased by 2,440 (20.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sumpter township's population increased by 119 (1.25%), 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, Sumpter township's population was lowest in year 2016 at 9,346.