Potter township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

493

Total Population

48.5

Median age

53.55%

Female population %

86.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

41.7

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

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

The median age in Potter township is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Potter township's population under 18 was 15.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Potter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Potter township, 9.13% were under the age of 15, 22.11% aged 15 to 29, 48.48% aged 30 to 64, 18.05% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 more females than males in Potter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.55% females and 46.45% males in Potter township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
The Potter township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 86.7:100 i.e. 86.7 men to 100 women (0.867).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 39.

Potter township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Potter township population: 97.57% are White, 0.20% are Asian, 0.61% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 1.62% are multiracial.
Potter 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 493 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Potter township is White with a population of 481 (97.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 633 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Potter township's population decreased by 82 (12.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Potter township's population decreased by 30 (5.44%), 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, Potter township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 517.