Orwell Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

961

Total Population

38.5

Median age

48.28%

Female population %

107.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

50.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orwell township is 38.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orwell township's population under 18 was 21.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orwell township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orwell township, 17.27% were under the age of 15, 21.54% aged 15 to 29, 45.06% aged 30 to 64, 14.98% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 33 less females than males in Orwell township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.28% females and 51.72% males in Orwell Township, Pennsylvania.
The Orwell Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 107.1:100 i.e. 107.1 men to 100 women (1.071).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 52.

Orwell township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Orwell township population: 99.79% are White and 0.21% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.
Orwell township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 959 (99.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orwell township is White with a population of 959 (99.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,187 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Orwell township's population increased by 58 (5.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orwell township's population increased by 21 (1.81%), 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, Orwell township's population was lowest in year 2003 at 1,081.