Whitefish Township, Michigan Population

Overview

500

Total Population

61.1

Median age

47.20%

Female population %

111.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

96.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Whitefish township is 61.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitefish township's population under 18 was 15.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitefish township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 38.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitefish township, 10.80% were under the age of 15, 7.20% aged 15 to 29, 43.80% aged 30 to 64, 35.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 less females than males in Whitefish township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.20% females and 52.80% males in Whitefish Township, Michigan.
The Whitefish Township, Michigan gender ratio is 111.9:100 i.e. 111.9 men to 100 women (1.119).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 38.

Whitefish township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitefish township population: 88.60% are White, 3% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.40% are some other race and 7% are multiracial.
Whitefish township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 484 (96.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitefish township is White with a population of 443 (88.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 617 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Whitefish township's population decreased by 14 (2.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitefish township's population decreased by 99 (17.19%), 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, Whitefish township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 477.