Howe township, Forest County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

354

Total Population

18.9

Median age

22.03%

Female population %

353.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

33.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Howe township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Howe township is 18.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Howe township's population under 18 was 42.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Howe township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Howe township, 5.93% were under the age of 15, 54.80% aged 15 to 29, 20.06% aged 30 to 64, 16.38% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 198 less females than males in Howe township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 22.03% females and 77.97% males in Howe township, Forest County, Pennsylvania.
The Howe township, Forest County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 353.8:100 i.e. 353.8 men to 100 women (3.538).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 183.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 26.

Howe township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Howe township population: 63.56% are White, 22.32% are Black or African American, 0.85% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.78% are some other race and 6.50% are multiracial.
Howe township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 315 (88.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Howe township is White with a population of 225 (63.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 530 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Howe township's population decreased by 21 (4.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Howe township's population decreased by 201 (50.00%), 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, Howe township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 199.