Overview
          2,920
                  Total Population
                42.6
                  Median age
                55.21%
                  Female population %
                81.1:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                25-29 years
                  Largest age group
                50.9
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                12
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Lake Orion's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Lake Orion is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Lake Orion's population under 18 was 19.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Lake Orion's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Lake Orion, 16.16% were under the age of 15, 18.25% aged 15 to 29, 48.01% aged 30 to 64, 12.29% aged 65 to 84, and 5.27% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 304 more females than males in Lake Orion:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.21% females and 44.79% males in Lake Orion, MI.
- The Lake Orion, MI gender ratio is 81.1:100 i.e. 81.1 men to 100 women (0.811).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 130.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 177.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Lake Orion's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Lake Orion population: 94.79% are White, 0.38% are Black or African American, 2.77% are Asian, 0.72% are some other race and 1.34% are multiracial.
- Lake Orion's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,8 (95.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Lake Orion is White with a population of 2,768 (94.79% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Lake Orion's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 3,190 in the year 2019
- From 2000 to 2010, Lake Orion's population increased by 311 (11.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Lake Orion's population decreased by 154 (5.07%), 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, Lake Orion's population was lowest in year 2002 at 2,722.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)
