Paradise township, York County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,955

Total Population

44.8

Median age

55.50%

Female population %

80.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

38

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 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Paradise township's population under 18 was 22.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Paradise township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Paradise township, 16.13% were under the age of 15, 19.42% aged 15 to 29, 41.92% aged 30 to 64, 21.92% aged 65 to 84, and 0.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 435 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 55.50% females and 44.50% males in Paradise township, York County, Pennsylvania.
The Paradise township, York County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 80.2:100 i.e. 80.2 men to 100 women (0.802).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 189.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 231.

Paradise township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Paradise township population: 95.30% are White, 0.56% are Black or African American, 1.57% are Asian and 2.58% are multiracial.
Paradise township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,917 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Paradise township is White with a population of 3,769 (95.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,119 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Paradise township's population increased by 235 (6.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Paradise township's population increased by 176 (4.63%), 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 3,564.