Columbia Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

982

Total Population

49.6

Median age

50.92%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

77.6

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

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

The median age in Columbia township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Columbia township's population under 18 was 23.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Columbia township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Columbia township, 21.59% were under the age of 15, 11.91% aged 15 to 29, 44.40% aged 30 to 64, 18.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Columbia township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.92% females and 49.08% males in Columbia Township, Pennsylvania.
The Columbia Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 73.

Columbia township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Columbia township population: 93.69% are White, 0.92% are Black or African American, 0.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.89% are multiracial.
Columbia 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 982 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Columbia township is White with a population of 92 (93.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,220 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Columbia township's population increased by 54 (4.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Columbia township's population decreased by 40 (3.32%), 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, Columbia township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,150.