Pike township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,248

Total Population

46.4

Median age

45.11%

Female population %

121.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

53.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

117

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pike township is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pike township's population under 18 was 18.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pike township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pike township, 15.88% were under the age of 15, 17.44% aged 15 to 29, 47.73% aged 30 to 64, 17.62% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 220 less females than males in Pike township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.11% females and 54.89% males in Pike township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
The Pike township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 121.7:100 i.e. 121.7 men to 100 women (1.217).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 188.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 103.

Pike township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pike township population: 99.02% are White, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Asian and 0.44% are multiracial.
Pike township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 117 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,131 (94.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pike township is White with a population of 2,226 (99.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,381 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Pike township's population decreased by 6 (0.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pike township's population decreased by 9 (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, Pike township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,268.