Whittemore, MI Population

Overview

383

Total Population

39.2

Median age

51.96%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Whittemore is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whittemore's population under 18 was 24.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whittemore's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whittemore, 21.15% were under the age of 15, 14.62% aged 15 to 29, 47.00% aged 30 to 64, 14.88% aged 65 to 84, and 2.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 more females than males in Whittemore:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.96% females and 48.04% males in Whittemore, MI.
The Whittemore, MI gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 42.

Whittemore's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Whittemore population: 95.56% are White, 0.52% are some other race and 3.92% are multiracial.
Whittemore's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 378 (98.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whittemore is White with a population of 366 (95.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 494 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Whittemore's population decreased by 109 (22.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whittemore's population increased by 31 (8.05%), 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, Whittemore's population was lowest in year 2017 at 375.