Wheatfield Township, Michigan Population

Overview

1,708

Total Population

49.8

Median age

55.50%

Female population %

80.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

75.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

41

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheatfield township is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheatfield township's population under 18 was 20.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheatfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheatfield township, 17.51% were under the age of 15, 16.51% aged 15 to 29, 40.40% aged 30 to 64, 22.31% aged 65 to 84, and 3.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 188 more females than males in Wheatfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.50% females and 44.50% males in Wheatfield Township, Michigan.
The Wheatfield Township, Michigan gender ratio is 80.2:100 i.e. 80.2 men to 100 women (0.802).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 89.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 175.

Wheatfield township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheatfield township population: 88.82% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 1.52% are Asian, 6.97% are some other race and 1.93% are multiracial.
Wheatfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 41 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,667 (97.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheatfield township is White with a population of 1,517 (88.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,664 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Wheatfield township's population decreased by 14 (0.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheatfield township's population increased by 36 (2.21%), 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, Wheatfield township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,625.