Overview
915
Total Population
46.5
Median age
44.37%
Female population %
125.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
65-69 years
Largest age group
56.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
8
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Perry township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Perry township is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Perry township's population under 18 was 17.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Perry township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Perry township, 15.30% were under the age of 15, 16.39% aged 15 to 29, 47.32% aged 30 to 64, 17.16% aged 65 to 84, and 3.83% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 103 less females than males in Perry township:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.37% females and 55.63% males in Perry township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
- The Perry township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 125.4:100 i.e. 125.4 men to 100 women (1.254).
- For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 69.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 45.
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Race / Ethnicity
Perry township's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Perry township population: 99.02% are White, 0.22% are Black or African American, 0.44% are some other race and 0.33% are multiracial.
- Perry township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
- By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 907 (99.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Perry township is White with a population of 906 (99.02% of the total population).
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Year by year
Perry township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,071 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Perry township's population decreased by 124 (11.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Perry township's population decreased by 26 (2.75%), 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, Perry township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 892.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)