Broad Top Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,684

Total Population

45.0

Median age

51.48%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

77.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Broad Top township is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Broad Top township's population under 18 was 25.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Broad Top township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Broad Top township, 20.61% were under the age of 15, 14.90% aged 15 to 29, 41.57% aged 30 to 64, 20.67% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 more females than males in Broad Top township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.48% females and 48.52% males in Broad Top Township, Pennsylvania.
The Broad Top Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 83.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 96.

Broad Top township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Broad Top township population: 97.74% are White, 0.12% are some other race and 2.14% are multiracial.
Broad Top township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,682 (99.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Broad Top township is White with a population of 1,646 (97.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,802 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Broad Top township's population decreased by 106 (5.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Broad Top township's population decreased by 246 (14.59%), 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, Broad Top township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 1,437.