Jones Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,559

Total Population

46.3

Median age

43.43%

Female population %

130.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jones township is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jones township's population under 18 was 19.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jones township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jones township, 15.59% were under the age of 15, 16.10% aged 15 to 29, 45.93% aged 30 to 64, 21.49% aged 65 to 84, and 0.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 205 less females than males in Jones township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.43% females and 56.57% males in Jones Township, Pennsylvania.
The Jones Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 130.3:100 i.e. 130.3 men to 100 women (1.303).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 86.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 73.

Jones township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jones township population: 94.10% are White, 0.83% are Asian and 5.07% are multiracial.
Jones township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,559 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jones township is White with a population of 1,467 (94.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,699 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Jones township's population decreased by 74 (4.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jones township's population decreased by 53 (3.27%), 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, Jones township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,533.