Laird Township, Michigan Population

Overview

416

Total Population

50.5

Median age

47.36%

Female population %

111.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Laird township is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Laird township's population under 18 was 17.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Laird township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Laird township, 16.59% were under the age of 15, 13.94% aged 15 to 29, 46.39% aged 30 to 64, 20.91% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Laird township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.36% females and 52.64% males in Laird Township, Michigan.
The Laird Township, Michigan gender ratio is 111.2:100 i.e. 111.2 men to 100 women (1.112).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 32.

Laird township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Laird township population: 97.12% are White, 1.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.68% are multiracial.
Laird 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 415 (99.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Laird township is White with a population of 404 (97.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 723 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Laird township's population decreased by 72 (11.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Laird township's population decreased by 69 (12.43%), 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, Laird township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 486.