Colley Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

554

Total Population

48.8

Median age

37.55%

Female population %

166.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

34.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

73

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Colley township is 48.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colley township's population under 18 was 12.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colley township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colley township, 8.30% were under the age of 15, 26.35% aged 15 to 29, 48.01% aged 30 to 64, 13.90% aged 65 to 84, and 3.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 138 less females than males in Colley township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 37.55% females and 62.45% males in Colley Township, Pennsylvania.
The Colley Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 166.3:100 i.e. 166.3 men to 100 women (1.663).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 90.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 34.

Colley township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Colley township population: 70.94% are White, 18.23% are Black or African American, 8.30% are some other race and 2.53% are multiracial.
Colley township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 481 (86.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colley township is White with a population of 393 (70.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 692 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Colley township's population increased by 39 (6.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colley township's population decreased by 78 (11.34%), 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, Colley township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 602.