Penn township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

20,108

Total Population

47.0

Median age

51.59%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

478

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 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn township's population under 18 was 19.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn township, 16.07% were under the age of 15, 15.44% aged 15 to 29, 46.56% aged 30 to 64, 19.55% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 640 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 51.59% females and 48.41% males in Penn township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
The Penn township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 821.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 872.

Penn township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn township population: 94% are White, 0.77% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.30% are Asian, 0.28% are some other race and 3.58% are multiracial.
Penn township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 478 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,63 (97.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn township is White with a population of 18,902 (94% of the total population).

Penn township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,503 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Penn township's population increased by 439 (2.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn township's population increased by 79 (0.39%), 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 2019 at 19,350.