Austin Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

815

Total Population

49.6

Median age

48.34%

Female population %

106.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Austin township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Austin township's population under 18 was 18.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Austin township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Austin township, 12.02% were under the age of 15, 19.02% aged 15 to 29, 41.84% aged 30 to 64, 25.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 less females than males in Austin township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.34% females and 51.66% males in Austin Township, Minnesota.
The Austin Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 106.9:100 i.e. 106.9 men to 100 women (1.069).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 42.

Austin township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Austin township population: 97.67% are White, 0.49% are Black or African American, 0.12% are Asian, 0.25% are some other race and 1.47% are multiracial.
Austin township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 783 (96.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Austin township is White with a population of 796 (97.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,225 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Austin township's population decreased by 405 (33.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Austin township's population increased by 62 (7.59%), 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, Austin township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 817.