Thompson Township, Michigan Population

Overview

882

Total Population

62.4

Median age

50.45%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

110.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thompson township is 62.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thompson township's population under 18 was 12.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thompson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 42.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thompson township, 10.32% were under the age of 15, 7.14% aged 15 to 29, 40.48% aged 30 to 64, 40.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Thompson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.45% females and 49.55% males in Thompson Township, Michigan.
The Thompson Township, Michigan gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 90.

Thompson township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thompson township population: 85.94% are White, 9.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are some other race and 3.97% are multiracial.
Thompson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 874 (99.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thompson township is White with a population of 758 (85.94% of the total population).

Thompson township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 825 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Thompson township's population increased by 129 (19.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thompson township's population increased by 18 (2.27%), 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, Thompson township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 629.