Wheeler Township, Michigan Population

Overview

2,644

Total Population

41.4

Median age

46.75%

Female population %

113.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheeler township is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheeler township's population under 18 was 21.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheeler township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheeler township, 19.02% were under the age of 15, 14.94% aged 15 to 29, 49.28% aged 30 to 64, 14.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 172 less females than males in Wheeler township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.75% females and 53.25% males in Wheeler Township, Michigan.
The Wheeler Township, Michigan gender ratio is 113.9:100 i.e. 113.9 men to 100 women (1.139).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 141.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 120.

Wheeler township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheeler township population: 94.33% are White, 0.38% are Black or African American, 0.95% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.42% are some other race and 3.93% are multiracial.
Wheeler township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,514 (95.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheeler township is White with a population of 2,494 (94.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,782 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wheeler township's population increased by 1 (0.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheeler township's population decreased by 174 (6.25%), 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, Wheeler township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,579.