Salem township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,088

Total Population

49.4

Median age

46.62%

Female population %

114.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

75.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

156

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Salem township is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Salem township's population under 18 was 22.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Salem township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Salem township, 19.62% were under the age of 15, 10.45% aged 15 to 29, 46.65% aged 30 to 64, 21.36% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 276 less females than males in Salem township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.62% females and 53.38% males in Salem township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
The Salem township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 114.5:100 i.e. 114.5 men to 100 women (1.145).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 273.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 233.

Salem township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Salem township population: 99.07% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American, 0.68% are some other race and 0.12% are multiracial.
Salem township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 156 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,932 (96.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Salem township is White with a population of 4,05 (99.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,275 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Salem township's population increased by 591 (16.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Salem township's population decreased by 142 (3.32%), 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, Salem township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,684.