Ross township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,743

Total Population

51.4

Median age

52.83%

Female population %

89.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

57

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ross township is 51.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ross township's population under 18 was 16.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ross township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ross township, 13.78% were under the age of 15, 11.99% aged 15 to 29, 47.39% aged 30 to 64, 21.62% aged 65 to 84, and 5.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 155 more females than males in Ross township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.83% females and 47.17% males in Ross township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The Ross township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 89.3:100 i.e. 89.3 men to 100 women (0.893).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 133.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 171.

Ross township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ross township population: 96.35% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 0.62% are Asian and 2.77% are multiracial.
Ross township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 57 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,686 (97.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ross township is White with a population of 2,643 (96.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,960 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Ross township's population increased by 196 (7.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ross township's population decreased by 230 (7.80%), 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, Ross township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 2,648.