Providence Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

7,016

Total Population

42.8

Median age

49.66%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

42

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Providence township is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Providence township's population under 18 was 21.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Providence township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Providence township, 18.59% were under the age of 15, 19.10% aged 15 to 29, 39.60% aged 30 to 64, 19.63% aged 65 to 84, and 3.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 less females than males in Providence township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.66% females and 50.34% males in Providence Township, Pennsylvania.
The Providence Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 355.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 298.

Providence township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Providence township population: 93.06% are White, 1.08% are Asian and 5.86% are multiracial.
Providence township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 42 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,974 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Providence township is White with a population of 6,529 (93.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,078 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Providence township's population increased by 229 (3.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Providence township's population increased by 112 (1.63%), 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, Providence township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,644.