Ransom Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,491

Total Population

47.2

Median age

51.84%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

68.9

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

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

The median age in Ransom township is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ransom township's population under 18 was 20.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ransom township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ransom township, 15.36% were under the age of 15, 19.72% aged 15 to 29, 39.50% aged 30 to 64, 22.20% aged 65 to 84, and 3.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 more females than males in Ransom township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.84% females and 48.16% males in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ransom Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 70.

Ransom township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ransom township population: 95.51% are White, 0.74% are Asian and 3.76% are multiracial.
Ransom 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 1,482 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ransom township is White with a population of 1,424 (95.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,436 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Ransom township's population increased by 129 (9.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ransom township's population decreased by 39 (2.72%), 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, Ransom township's population was lowest in year 2002 at 1,300.