Penn township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,888

Total Population

43.8

Median age

48.89%

Female population %

104.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

63.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

73

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Penn township is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn township's population under 18 was 24.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn township, 19.36% were under the age of 15, 17.80% aged 15 to 29, 43.42% aged 30 to 64, 19.01% aged 65 to 84, and 0.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 64 less females than males in Penn township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.89% females and 51.11% males in Penn township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
The Penn township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 104.5:100 i.e. 104.5 men to 100 women (1.045).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 153.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 131.

Penn township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn township population: 92.62% are White, 1.84% are Black or African American, 3.88% are some other race and 1.66% are multiracial.
Penn township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,815 (97.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn township is White with a population of 2,675 (92.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,056 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Penn township's population increased by 152 (5.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn township's population decreased by 49 (1.67%), 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, Penn township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,776.