Wells township, Delta County, Michigan Population

Overview

4,857

Total Population

55.1

Median age

48.12%

Female population %

107.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

24

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wells township is 55.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wells township's population under 18 was 16.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wells township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wells township, 14.08% were under the age of 15, 12.27% aged 15 to 29, 48.26% aged 30 to 64, 24.42% aged 65 to 84, and 0.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 183 less females than males in Wells township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.12% females and 51.88% males in Wells township, Delta County, Michigan.
The Wells township, Delta County, Michigan gender ratio is 107.8:100 i.e. 107.8 men to 100 women (1.078).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 361.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 364.

Wells township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wells township population: 96.44% are White, 1.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.29% are multiracial.
Wells township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,833 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wells township is White with a population of 4,684 (96.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,155 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wells township's population decreased by 260 (5.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wells township's population decreased by 24 (0.49%), 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, Wells township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,732.