Thunder Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

260

Total Population

63.1

Median age

47.69%

Female population %

109.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

89.8

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

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

The median age in Thunder Lake township is 63.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thunder Lake township's population under 18 was 2.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thunder Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 46.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thunder Lake township, 1.15% were under the age of 15, 6.92% aged 15 to 29, 45.77% aged 30 to 64, 43.85% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 less females than males in Thunder Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.69% females and 52.31% males in Thunder Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Thunder Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 109.7:100 i.e. 109.7 men to 100 women (1.097).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.

Thunder Lake township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Thunder Lake township population: 95.38% are White, 3.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are Asian and 0.38% are multiracial.
Thunder Lake 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 26 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thunder Lake township is White with a population of 248 (95.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 285 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Thunder Lake township's population increased by 12 (4.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thunder Lake township's population decreased by 44 (16.00%), 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, Thunder Lake township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 231.