Benezette Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

177

Total Population

64.8

Median age

50.28%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

113.3

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

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

The median age in Benezette township is 64.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Benezette township's population under 18 was 8.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Benezette township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 49.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Benezette township, 3.39% were under the age of 15, 6.78% aged 15 to 29, 40.11% aged 30 to 64, 48.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Benezette 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 Benezette Township, Pennsylvania.
The Benezette Township, 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 65-69 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 17.

Benezette township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Benezette township population: 90.40% are White and 9.60% are multiracial.
Benezette 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 177 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Benezette township is White with a population of 16 (90.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 226 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Benezette township's population decreased by 20 (8.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Benezette township's population increased by 11 (5.34%), 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, Benezette township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 192.