Hancock Township, Michigan Population

Overview

551

Total Population

45.2

Median age

47.91%

Female population %

108.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

129.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Hancock township is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hancock township's population under 18 was 31.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hancock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hancock township, 26.86% were under the age of 15, 10.34% aged 15 to 29, 33.21% aged 30 to 64, 29.40% aged 65 to 84, and 0.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Hancock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.91% females and 52.09% males in Hancock Township, Michigan.
The Hancock Township, Michigan gender ratio is 108.7:100 i.e. 108.7 men to 100 women (1.087).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 33.

Hancock township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hancock township population: 98.19% are White, 0.54% are Black or African American, 1.09% are Asian and 0.18% are multiracial.
Hancock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 55 (99.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hancock township is White with a population of 541 (98.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 501 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Hancock township's population increased by 59 (14.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hancock township's population increased by 36 (7.83%), 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, Hancock township's population was lowest in year 2007 at 395.