Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

19,064

Total Population

46.6

Median age

51.46%

Female population %

94.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

458

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Silver Spring township is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver Spring township's population under 18 was 21.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver Spring township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver Spring township, 17.82% were under the age of 15, 12.13% aged 15 to 29, 49.43% aged 30 to 64, 18.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 556 more females than males in Silver Spring township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.46% females and 48.54% males in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania.
The Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.3:100 i.e. 94.3 men to 100 women (0.943).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 934.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,211.

Silver Spring township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver Spring township population: 79.26% are White, 3.47% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 14.75% are Asian, 0.28% are some other race and 2.19% are multiracial.
Silver Spring township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 458 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,606 (97.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver Spring township is White with a population of 15,111 (79.26% of the total population).

Silver Spring township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,843 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Silver Spring township's population increased by 3,082 (28.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver Spring township's population increased by 5,927 (43.13%), 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, Silver Spring township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,660.