Wright township, Hillsdale County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,541

Total Population

41.6

Median age

47.76%

Female population %

109.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wright township is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wright township's population under 18 was 25.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wright township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wright township, 22.78% were under the age of 15, 11.29% aged 15 to 29, 51.85% aged 30 to 64, 12.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 69 less females than males in Wright township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.76% females and 52.24% males in Wright township, Hillsdale County, Michigan.
The Wright township, Hillsdale County, Michigan gender ratio is 109.4:100 i.e. 109.4 men to 100 women (1.094).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 80.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 82.

Wright township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wright township population: 97.99% are White, 0.19% are some other race and 1.82% are multiracial.
Wright township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 19 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,522 (98.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wright township is White with a population of 1,51 (97.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,820 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Wright township's population decreased by 144 (8.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wright township's population decreased by 34 (2.06%), 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, Wright township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,610.