Butterfield Township, Michigan Population

Overview

457

Total Population

51.1

Median age

54.05%

Female population %

85:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

67.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Butterfield township is 51.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Butterfield township's population under 18 was 14.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Butterfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Butterfield township, 11.16% were under the age of 15, 12.25% aged 15 to 29, 47.48% aged 30 to 64, 19.47% aged 65 to 84, and 9.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Butterfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.05% females and 45.95% males in Butterfield Township, Michigan.
The Butterfield Township, Michigan gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 32.

Butterfield township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Butterfield township population: 94.97% are White, 0.22% are some other race and 4.81% are multiracial.
Butterfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 443 (96.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Butterfield township is White with a population of 434 (94.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 584 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Butterfield township's population decreased by 66 (11.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Butterfield township's population decreased by 11 (2.25%), 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, Butterfield township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 477.