Plum Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

927

Total Population

48.0

Median age

48.11%

Female population %

107.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plum township is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plum township's population under 18 was 22.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plum township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plum township, 16.40% were under the age of 15, 16.40% aged 15 to 29, 45.95% aged 30 to 64, 20.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 less females than males in Plum township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.11% females and 51.89% males in Plum Township, Pennsylvania.
The Plum Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 107.8:100 i.e. 107.8 men to 100 women (1.078).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 49.

Plum township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plum township population: 96.87% are White, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian and 2.70% are multiracial.
Plum township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 918 (99.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plum township is White with a population of 898 (96.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,061 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plum township's population decreased by 3 (0.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plum township's population decreased by 150 (14.18%), 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, Plum township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 896.