Welch Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

691

Total Population

42.1

Median age

53.98%

Female population %

85.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

46.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

48

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Welch township is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Welch township's population under 18 was 23.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Welch township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Welch township, 18.52% were under the age of 15, 19.54% aged 15 to 29, 48.77% aged 30 to 64, 12.59% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 more females than males in Welch township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.98% females and 46.02% males in Welch Township, Minnesota.
The Welch Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 85.3:100 i.e. 85.3 men to 100 women (0.853).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 57.

Welch township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Welch township population: 72.65% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 11.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.05% are Asian, 2.32% are some other race and 9.41% are multiracial.
Welch township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 48 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 643 (93.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Welch township is White with a population of 502 (72.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 854 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Welch township's population increased by 58 (8.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Welch township's population increased by 94 (12.45%), 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, Welch township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 697.