Buffington Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,407

Total Population

36.2

Median age

59.28%

Female population %

68.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

53.1

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

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

The median age in Buffington township is 36.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buffington township's population under 18 was 24.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buffington township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buffington township, 21.32% were under the age of 15, 25.02% aged 15 to 29, 40.30% aged 30 to 64, 11.44% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 261 more females than males in Buffington township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.28% females and 40.72% males in Buffington Township, Pennsylvania.
The Buffington Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 68.7:100 i.e. 68.7 men to 100 women (0.687).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 119.

Buffington township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Buffington township population: 98.86% are White, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.21% are Asian and 0.71% are multiracial.
Buffington 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 1,407 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buffington township is White with a population of 1,391 (98.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,324 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Buffington township's population increased by 52 (4.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buffington township's population decreased by 95 (7.18%), 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, Buffington township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,223.