Thetford Township, Michigan Population

Overview

6,636

Total Population

43.8

Median age

48.07%

Female population %

108:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

238

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thetford township is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thetford township's population under 18 was 19.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thetford township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thetford township, 16.83% were under the age of 15, 15.43% aged 15 to 29, 48.70% aged 30 to 64, 16.43% aged 65 to 84, and 2.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 256 less females than males in Thetford township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.07% females and 51.93% males in Thetford Township, Michigan.
The Thetford Township, Michigan gender ratio is 108:100 i.e. 108 men to 100 women (1.080).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 324.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 401.

Thetford township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thetford township population: 92.81% are White, 3.22% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.37% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 2.12% are multiracial.
Thetford township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 238 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,398 (96.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thetford township is White with a population of 6,159 (92.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,307 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Thetford township's population decreased by 1,263 (15.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thetford township's population decreased by 409 (5.82%), 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, Thetford township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,528.