Greenwood township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,754

Total Population

43.6

Median age

52.22%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

51.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Greenwood township is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Greenwood township's population under 18 was 21.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Greenwood township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Greenwood township, 17.05% were under the age of 15, 17.84% aged 15 to 29, 48.06% aged 30 to 64, 15.91% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 78 more females than males in Greenwood township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.22% females and 47.78% males in Greenwood township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
The Greenwood township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 85.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 100.

Greenwood township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Greenwood township population: 97.55% are White, 0.29% are Asian, 1.03% are some other race and 1.14% are multiracial.
Greenwood township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,744 (99.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Greenwood township is White with a population of 1,711 (97.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,984 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Greenwood township's population increased by 108 (5.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Greenwood township's population decreased by 72 (3.68%), 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, Greenwood township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,846.