Superior Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,418

Total Population

47.0

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

76.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Superior township is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Superior township's population under 18 was 25.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Superior township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Superior township, 20.59% were under the age of 15, 16.36% aged 15 to 29, 40.41% aged 30 to 64, 19.11% aged 65 to 84, and 3.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 more females than males in Superior township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Superior Township, Michigan.
The Superior Township, Michigan gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 94.

Superior township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Superior township population: 62.13% are White, 1.62% are Black or African American, 28.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.14% are Asian, 0.21% are some other race and 7.40% are multiracial.
Superior township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,386 (97.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Superior township is White with a population of 881 (62.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,376 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Superior township's population increased by 4 (0.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Superior township's population decreased by 95 (7.08%), 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, Superior township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,246.