Wawatam Township, Michigan Population

Overview

487

Total Population

52.6

Median age

50.31%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wawatam township is 52.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wawatam township's population under 18 was 16.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wawatam township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wawatam township, 10.88% were under the age of 15, 14.99% aged 15 to 29, 46.41% aged 30 to 64, 25.67% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Wawatam township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.31% females and 49.69% males in Wawatam Township, Michigan.
The Wawatam Township, Michigan gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 32.

Wawatam township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wawatam township population: 86.65% are White, 4.93% are Black or African American, 3.70% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.72% are multiracial.
Wawatam township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 477 (97.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wawatam township is White with a population of 422 (86.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 737 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Wawatam township's population decreased by 56 (7.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wawatam township's population increased by 51 (7.79%), 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, Wawatam township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 655.