Perry township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,177

Total Population

40.6

Median age

50.80%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

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 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry township's population under 18 was 24.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry township, 20.12% were under the age of 15, 16.72% aged 15 to 29, 48.83% aged 30 to 64, 13.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 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 50.80% females and 49.20% males in Perry township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
The Perry township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 142.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 131.

Perry township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry township population: 98.35% are White, 0.32% are Black or African American, 0.78% are Asian and 0.55% are multiracial.
Perry township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,171 (99.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry township is White with a population of 2,141 (98.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,238 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Perry township's population increased by 232 (11.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry township's population decreased by 137 (6.23%), 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 2000 at 1,968.