Thornapple Township, Michigan Population

Overview

9,164

Total Population

35.2

Median age

49.60%

Female population %

101.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

54.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

283

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Thornapple township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Thornapple township is 35.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thornapple township's population under 18 was 28.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thornapple township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thornapple township, 24.92% were under the age of 15, 19.98% aged 15 to 29, 44.89% aged 30 to 64, 7.63% aged 65 to 84, and 2.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 74 less females than males in Thornapple township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.60% females and 50.40% males in Thornapple Township, Michigan.
The Thornapple Township, Michigan gender ratio is 101.6:100 i.e. 101.6 men to 100 women (1.016).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 462.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 488.

Thornapple township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thornapple township population: 92.25% are White, 0.46% are Black or African American, 0.13% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.17% are some other race and 5.87% are multiracial.
Thornapple township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 283 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,881 (96.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thornapple township is White with a population of 8,454 (92.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,518 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Thornapple township's population increased by 1,167 (17.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thornapple township's population increased by 1,486 (18.88%), 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, Thornapple township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,704.