Perry township, Greene County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,306

Total Population

47.4

Median age

47.09%

Female population %

112.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Perry township is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry township's population under 18 was 16.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry township, 13.71% were under the age of 15, 16.77% aged 15 to 29, 47.24% aged 30 to 64, 19.75% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 76 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 47.09% females and 52.91% males in Perry township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
The Perry township, Greene County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 112.4:100 i.e. 112.4 men to 100 women (1.124).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 94.

Perry township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry township population: 97.09% are White and 2.91% are multiracial.
Perry township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,306 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry township is White with a population of 1,268 (97.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,716 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Perry township's population decreased by 206 (12.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry township's population decreased by 110 (7.28%), 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 2022 at 1,368.