Perry township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,295

Total Population

50.2

Median age

53.20%

Female population %

88:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

68.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

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 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry township's population under 18 was 21.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry township, 16.68% were under the age of 15, 12.59% aged 15 to 29, 46.72% aged 30 to 64, 20.08% aged 65 to 84, and 3.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 83 more females than males in Perry township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.20% females and 46.80% males in Perry township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
The Perry township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88:100 i.e. 88 men to 100 women (0.880).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 80.

Perry township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry township population: 95.44% are White, 0.93% are Asian and 3.63% are multiracial.
Perry township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,293 (99.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry township is White with a population of 1,236 (95.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,489 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Perry township's population decreased by 43 (2.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry township's population decreased by 116 (8.02%), 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 1,312.