Thomas Township, Michigan Population

Overview

11,873

Total Population

50.7

Median age

53.73%

Female population %

86.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

412

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thomas township is 50.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thomas township's population under 18 was 17.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thomas township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thomas township, 14.13% were under the age of 15, 12.68% aged 15 to 29, 46.53% aged 30 to 64, 23.30% aged 65 to 84, and 3.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 885 more females than males in Thomas township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.73% females and 46.27% males in Thomas Township, Michigan.
The Thomas Township, Michigan gender ratio is 86.1:100 i.e. 86.1 men to 100 women (0.861).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 601.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 625.

Thomas township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thomas township population: 94.33% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.26% are Asian, 0.43% are some other race and 2.48% are multiracial.
Thomas township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 412 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,461 (96.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thomas township is White with a population of 11,2 (94.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,565 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Thomas township's population decreased by 12 (0.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thomas township's population decreased by 53 (0.44%), 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, Thomas township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 11,449.