Scott township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,084

Total Population

45.3

Median age

50.77%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Scott township is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scott township's population under 18 was 20.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scott township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scott township, 14.40% were under the age of 15, 16.27% aged 15 to 29, 46.69% aged 30 to 64, 20.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Scott township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.77% females and 49.23% males in Scott township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
The Scott township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 106.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 124.

Scott township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Scott township population: 96.88% are White, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.83% are multiracial.
Scott township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,078 (99.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scott township is White with a population of 2,019 (96.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,350 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Scott township's population increased by 109 (4.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scott township's population decreased by 171 (7.30%), 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, Scott township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,157.