Otto Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,473

Total Population

46.7

Median age

56.42%

Female population %

77.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

67.8

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

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

The median age in Otto township is 46.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Otto township's population under 18 was 21.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Otto township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Otto township, 14.60% were under the age of 15, 14.66% aged 15 to 29, 44.94% aged 30 to 64, 23.90% aged 65 to 84, and 1.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 189 more females than males in Otto township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.42% females and 43.58% males in Otto Township, Pennsylvania.
The Otto Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 77.3:100 i.e. 77.3 men to 100 women (0.773).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 115.

Otto township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Otto township population: 99.39% are White, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.34% are Asian.
Otto 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 1,473 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Otto township is White with a population of 1,464 (99.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,724 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Otto township's population decreased by 166 (9.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Otto township's population decreased by 39 (2.50%), 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, Otto township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,483.