Wilson township, Alpena County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,880

Total Population

50.6

Median age

50.64%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilson township is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilson township's population under 18 was 13.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilson township, 10.48% were under the age of 15, 19.15% aged 15 to 29, 47.34% aged 30 to 64, 21.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Wilson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.64% females and 49.36% males in Wilson township, Alpena County, Michigan.
The Wilson township, Alpena County, Michigan gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 130.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 102.

Wilson township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilson township population: 98.19% are White and 1.81% are multiracial.
Wilson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,86 (98.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilson township is White with a population of 1,846 (98.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,089 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilson township's population decreased by 65 (3.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilson township's population decreased by 51 (2.52%), 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, Wilson township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,951.