Penn township, Perry County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,130

Total Population

49.2

Median age

50.06%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

67.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

66

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Penn township is 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn township's population under 18 was 16.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn township, 14.73% were under the age of 15, 14.35% aged 15 to 29, 45.43% aged 30 to 64, 22.04% aged 65 to 84, and 3.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Penn township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.06% females and 49.94% males in Penn township, Perry County, Pennsylvania.
The Penn township, Perry County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 150.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 138.

Penn township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn township population: 98.43% are White, 0.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.15% are multiracial.
Penn township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 66 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,064 (97.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn township is White with a population of 3,081 (98.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,252 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Penn township's population increased by 232 (7.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn township's population decreased by 125 (3.88%), 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 2,992.