Overview
1,870
Total Population
43.6
Median age
51.07%
Female population %
95.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
55.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
82
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Tawas City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Tawas City is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Tawas City's population under 18 was 18.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Tawas City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Tawas City, 14.12% were under the age of 15, 16.68% aged 15 to 29, 47.81% aged 30 to 64, 16.52% aged 65 to 84, and 4.87% were 85 years of age and older.
![Tawas City, MI population by age group The graph shows Tawas City's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/tawas-city-mi-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 40 more females than males in Tawas City:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.07% females and 48.93% males in Tawas City, MI.
- The Tawas City, MI gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 106.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 88.
![Tawas City, MI population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Tawas City, MI population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/tawas-city-mi-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Tawas City's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Tawas City population: 87.22% are White, 3.85% are Black or African American, 1.93% are Asian, 1.39% are some other race and 5.61% are multiracial.
- Tawas City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 82 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,788 (95.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Tawas City is White with a population of 1,631 (87.22% of the total population).
![Tawas City, MI population by race The bar chart shows Tawas City, MI population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/tawas-city-mi-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Tawas City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,995 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Tawas City's population decreased by 166 (8.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Tawas City's population decreased by 3 (0.16%), 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, Tawas City's population was lowest in year 2017 at 1,786.
![Tawas City, MI population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Tawas City's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-tawas-city-mi-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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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)