Jefferson township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,267

Total Population

49.3

Median age

46.72%

Female population %

114:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

43

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jefferson township is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jefferson township's population under 18 was 18.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jefferson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jefferson township, 15.71% were under the age of 15, 13.50% aged 15 to 29, 46.57% aged 30 to 64, 21.86% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 83 less females than males in Jefferson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.72% females and 53.28% males in Jefferson township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
The Jefferson township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 114:100 i.e. 114 men to 100 women (1.140).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 70.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 56.

Jefferson township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jefferson township population: 97.79% are White, 0.79% are Black or African American and 1.42% are multiracial.
Jefferson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 43 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,224 (96.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jefferson township is White with a population of 1,239 (97.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,467 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Jefferson township's population increased by 32 (2.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jefferson township's population increased by 9 (0.63%), 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, Jefferson township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,329.