Carroll township, Perry County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,251

Total Population

48.7

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.1

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

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

The median age in Carroll township is 48.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carroll township's population under 18 was 17.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carroll township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carroll township, 15.69% were under the age of 15, 16.45% aged 15 to 29, 47.59% aged 30 to 64, 19.81% aged 65 to 84, and 0.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 more females than males in Carroll township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Carroll township, Perry County, Pennsylvania.
The Carroll township, Perry County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 304.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 348.

Carroll township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Carroll township population: 95.05% are White, 0.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.32% are multiracial.
Carroll 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 5,251 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carroll township is White with a population of 4,991 (95.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,409 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Carroll township's population increased by 149 (2.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carroll township's population decreased by 24 (0.46%), 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, Carroll township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,112.