Ira Township, Michigan Population

Overview

4,969

Total Population

41.6

Median age

49.41%

Female population %

102.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

47.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ira township is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ira township's population under 18 was 23.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ira township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ira township, 18.35% were under the age of 15, 16.66% aged 15 to 29, 50.96% aged 30 to 64, 13.06% aged 65 to 84, and 0.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 less females than males in Ira township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.41% females and 50.59% males in Ira Township, Michigan.
The Ira Township, Michigan gender ratio is 102.4:100 i.e. 102.4 men to 100 women (1.024).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 234.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 269.

Ira township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ira township population: 95.21% are White, 1.37% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.26% are some other race and 3.12% are multiracial.
Ira township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,956 (99.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ira township is White with a population of 4,731 (95.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,040 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Ira township's population decreased by 1,776 (25.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ira township's population decreased by 200 (3.86%), 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, Ira township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,978.