Adams township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,768

Total Population

44.4

Median age

50.28%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

56.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Adams township is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Adams township's population under 18 was 18.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Adams township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Adams township, 14.22% were under the age of 15, 16.76% aged 15 to 29, 47.31% aged 30 to 64, 20.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Adams township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.28% females and 49.72% males in Adams township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
The Adams township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 378.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 362.

Adams township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Adams township population: 98.09% are White, 1.07% are Black or African American and 0.83% are multiracial.
Adams township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,708 (98.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Adams township is White with a population of 5,658 (98.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,430 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Adams township's population decreased by 454 (7.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Adams township's population decreased by 233 (3.90%), 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, Adams township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,519.