Parks Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,571

Total Population

49.3

Median age

47.76%

Female population %

109.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Parks township is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Parks township's population under 18 was 18.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Parks township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Parks township, 14.43% were under the age of 15, 14.66% aged 15 to 29, 45.47% aged 30 to 64, 21.31% aged 65 to 84, and 4.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 less females than males in Parks township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.76% females and 52.24% males in Parks Township, Pennsylvania.
The Parks Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 109.4:100 i.e. 109.4 men to 100 women (1.094).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 136.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 148.

Parks township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Parks township population: 93.66% are White, 3.70% are Black or African American, 1.09% are Asian and 1.56% are multiracial.
Parks township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,545 (98.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Parks township is White with a population of 2,408 (93.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,739 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Parks township's population increased by 16 (0.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Parks township's population decreased by 274 (10.00%), 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, Parks township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,438.