Wells township, Marquette County, Michigan Population

Overview

137

Total Population

59.0

Median age

42.34%

Female population %

136.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

87.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

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 59.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wells township's population under 18 was 13.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wells township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wells township, 13.87% were under the age of 15, 2.19% aged 15 to 29, 51.09% aged 30 to 64, 31.39% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 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 42.34% females and 57.66% males in Wells township, Marquette County, Michigan.
The Wells township, Marquette County, Michigan gender ratio is 136.2:100 i.e. 136.2 men to 100 women (1.362).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 13.

Wells township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wells township population: 95.62% are White and 4.38% are multiracial.
Wells township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 137 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wells township is White with a population of 131 (95.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 359 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Wells township's population decreased by 63 (21.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wells township's population decreased by 19 (8.23%), 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 2020 at 212.