Liberty township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,329

Total Population

47.8

Median age

52.75%

Female population %

89.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

85.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Liberty township is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Liberty township's population under 18 was 18.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Liberty township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Liberty township, 16.03% were under the age of 15, 15.95% aged 15 to 29, 38.07% aged 30 to 64, 27.92% aged 65 to 84, and 2.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 73 more females than males in Liberty township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.75% females and 47.25% males in Liberty township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
The Liberty township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 89.6:100 i.e. 89.6 men to 100 women (0.896).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 68.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 85.

Liberty township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Liberty township population: 98.12% are White, 0.38% are Black or African American and 1.50% are multiracial.
Liberty township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,318 (99.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Liberty township is White with a population of 1,304 (98.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,405 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Liberty township's population decreased by 26 (1.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Liberty township's population increased by 4 (0.29%), 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, Liberty township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,289.