Big Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

7,886

Total Population

41.0

Median age

51.12%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

36.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

105

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Big Lake township is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Big Lake township's population under 18 was 20.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Big Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Big Lake township, 16.61% were under the age of 15, 16.65% aged 15 to 29, 56.77% aged 30 to 64, 9.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 176 more females than males in Big Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.12% females and 48.88% males in Big Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Big Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 477.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 443.

Big Lake township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Big Lake township population: 98.05% are White, 0.01% are Black or African American, 0.29% are Asian, 0.89% are some other race and 0.76% are multiracial.
Big Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 105 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,781 (98.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Big Lake township is White with a population of 7,732 (98.05% of the total population).

Big Lake township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 8,177 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Big Lake township's population increased by 735 (11.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Big Lake township's population increased by 557 (7.53%), 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, Big Lake township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,665.