Girard township, Erie County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,903

Total Population

47.4

Median age

54.68%

Female population %

82.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

46

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Girard township is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Girard township's population under 18 was 20.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Girard township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Girard township, 17.42% were under the age of 15, 15.85% aged 15 to 29, 42.99% aged 30 to 64, 21.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 459 more females than males in Girard township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.68% females and 45.32% males in Girard township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
The Girard township, Erie County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 82.9:100 i.e. 82.9 men to 100 women (0.829).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 272.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 381.

Girard township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Girard township population: 98.90% are White, 0.22% are Asian and 0.88% are multiracial.
Girard township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,857 (99.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Girard township is White with a population of 4,849 (98.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,317 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Girard township's population decreased by 17 (0.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Girard township's population decreased by 239 (4.68%), 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, Girard township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,830.