Penn township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,095

Total Population

44.4

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

52.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

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 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn township's population under 18 was 14.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn township, 12.19% were under the age of 15, 22.30% aged 15 to 29, 43.15% aged 30 to 64, 19.63% aged 65 to 84, and 2.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 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 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Penn township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
The Penn township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 265.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 244.

Penn township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn township population: 98.07% are White, 0.98% are Black or African American and 0.95% are multiracial.
Penn township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,066 (99.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn township is White with a population of 4,016 (98.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,401 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Penn township's population increased by 548 (14.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn township's population decreased by 278 (6.43%), 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 2001 at 3,709.