Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,255

Total Population

51.8

Median age

51.11%

Female population %

95.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.5

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

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

The median age in Plainfield township is 51.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plainfield township's population under 18 was 14.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainfield township, 11.65% were under the age of 15, 16.90% aged 15 to 29, 43.88% aged 30 to 64, 20.21% aged 65 to 84, and 7.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 139 more females than males in Plainfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.11% females and 48.89% males in Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania.
The Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 95.7:100 i.e. 95.7 men to 100 women (0.957).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 327.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 356.

Plainfield township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainfield township population: 98.05% are White and 1.95% are multiracial.
Plainfield 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 6,255 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainfield township is White with a population of 6,133 (98.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,371 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Plainfield township's population increased by 380 (6.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainfield township's population increased by 61 (0.99%), 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, Plainfield township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,811.