Ridley Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

30,917

Total Population

39.1

Median age

52.61%

Female population %

90.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

878

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ridley township is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridley township's population under 18 was 22.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridley township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridley township, 19.24% were under the age of 15, 16.52% aged 15 to 29, 48.84% aged 30 to 64, 13.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,613 more females than males in Ridley township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.61% females and 47.39% males in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ridley Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.1:100 i.e. 90.1 men to 100 women (0.901).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,327.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,469.

Ridley township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridley township population: 88.88% are White, 5.89% are Black or African American, 1.49% are Asian, 0.94% are some other race and 2.80% are multiracial.
Ridley township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 878 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,039 (97.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridley township is White with a population of 27,48 (88.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 31,209 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Ridley township's population decreased by 178 (0.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridley township's population increased by 149 (0.48%), 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, Ridley township's population was lowest in year 2006 at 30,417.