Vernon Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

657

Total Population

45.1

Median age

46.88%

Female population %

113.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

65.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Vernon township is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vernon township's population under 18 was 24.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vernon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vernon township, 18.42% were under the age of 15, 16.74% aged 15 to 29, 43.68% aged 30 to 64, 18.26% aged 65 to 84, and 2.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 less females than males in Vernon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.88% females and 53.12% males in Vernon Township, Minnesota.
The Vernon Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 113.3:100 i.e. 113.3 men to 100 women (1.133).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 34.

Vernon township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Vernon township population: 95.13% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 4.11% are some other race and 0.61% are multiracial.
Vernon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 653 (99.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vernon township is White with a population of 625 (95.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 689 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Vernon township's population increased by 97 (17.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vernon township's population decreased by 5 (0.75%), 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, Vernon township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 569.