Sweetwater Township, Michigan Population

Overview

228

Total Population

61.9

Median age

37.28%

Female population %

168.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

86.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sweetwater township is 61.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sweetwater township's population under 18 was 12.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sweetwater township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 38.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sweetwater township, 7.89% were under the age of 15, 7.89% aged 15 to 29, 45.61% aged 30 to 64, 34.21% aged 65 to 84, and 4.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 less females than males in Sweetwater township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 37.28% females and 62.72% males in Sweetwater Township, Michigan.
The Sweetwater Township, Michigan gender ratio is 168.2:100 i.e. 168.2 men to 100 women (1.682).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.

Sweetwater township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sweetwater township population: 83.77% are White, 11.40% are Black or African American, 1.32% are Asian and 3.51% are multiracial.
Sweetwater township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 228 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sweetwater township is White with a population of 191 (83.77% of the total population).

Sweetwater township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 266 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sweetwater township's population increased by 7 (2.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sweetwater township's population increased by 10 (4.10%), 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, Sweetwater township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 237.