Plunketts Creek Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

577

Total Population

53.9

Median age

43.15%

Female population %

131.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plunketts Creek township is 53.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plunketts Creek township's population under 18 was 14.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plunketts Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plunketts Creek township, 10.23% were under the age of 15, 13.17% aged 15 to 29, 50.43% aged 30 to 64, 23.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 less females than males in Plunketts Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.15% females and 56.85% males in Plunketts Creek Township, Pennsylvania.
The Plunketts Creek Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 131.7:100 i.e. 131.7 men to 100 women (1.317).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 48.

Plunketts Creek township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plunketts Creek township population: 96.36% are White, 0.52% are Black or African American, 1.21% are some other race and 1.91% are multiracial.
Plunketts Creek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 564 (97.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plunketts Creek township is White with a population of 556 (96.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 770 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plunketts Creek township's population decreased by 86 (11.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plunketts Creek township's population decreased by 87 (12.72%), 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, Plunketts Creek township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 591.