Paradise township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,925

Total Population

39.5

Median age

50.84%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

48.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

433

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Paradise township is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Paradise township's population under 18 was 21.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Paradise township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Paradise township, 18.39% were under the age of 15, 16.55% aged 15 to 29, 50.84% aged 30 to 64, 12.79% aged 65 to 84, and 1.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 49 more females than males in Paradise township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.84% females and 49.16% males in Paradise township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
The Paradise township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 230.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 309.

Paradise township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Paradise township population: 76.75% are White, 17.26% are Black or African American, 0.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.10% are some other race and 5.37% are multiracial.
Paradise township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 433 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,492 (85.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Paradise township is White with a population of 2,245 (76.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,204 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Paradise township's population increased by 473 (17.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Paradise township's population decreased by 272 (8.56%), 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, Paradise township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,705.