Plains Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

9,826

Total Population

48.1

Median age

51.39%

Female population %

94.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

298

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plains township is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plains township's population under 18 was 12.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plains township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plains township, 10.50% were under the age of 15, 16.41% aged 15 to 29, 48.85% aged 30 to 64, 20.39% aged 65 to 84, and 3.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 274 more females than males in Plains township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.39% females and 48.61% males in Plains Township, Pennsylvania.
The Plains Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.6:100 i.e. 94.6 men to 100 women (0.946).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 540.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 442.

Plains township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plains township population: 88.71% are White, 5.79% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.61% are Asian, 0.28% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.32% are some other race and 3.22% are multiracial.
Plains township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 298 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,528 (96.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plains township is White with a population of 8,717 (88.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,786 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plains township's population decreased by 841 (7.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plains township's population decreased by 145 (1.46%), 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, Plains township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,687.