Jessup Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

407

Total Population

59.3

Median age

46.19%

Female population %

116.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jessup township is 59.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jessup township's population under 18 was 11.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jessup township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jessup township, 8.60% were under the age of 15, 14.99% aged 15 to 29, 45.70% aged 30 to 64, 26.78% aged 65 to 84, and 3.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 less females than males in Jessup township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.19% females and 53.81% males in Jessup Township, Pennsylvania.
The Jessup Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 116.5:100 i.e. 116.5 men to 100 women (1.165).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 29.

Jessup township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Jessup township population: 99.26% are White and 0.74% are multiracial.
Jessup township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 395 (97.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jessup township is White with a population of 404 (99.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 550 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Jessup township's population decreased by 16 (2.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jessup township's population decreased by 65 (12.20%), 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, Jessup township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 468.