Smithfield township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,402

Total Population

40.3

Median age

16.16%

Female population %

518.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

13.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Smithfield township is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Smithfield township's population under 18 was 6.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Smithfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Smithfield township, 5.44% were under the age of 15, 18.29% aged 15 to 29, 69.73% aged 30 to 64, 5.35% aged 65 to 84, and 1.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,656 less females than males in Smithfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 16.16% females and 83.84% males in Smithfield township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
The Smithfield township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 518.8:100 i.e. 518.8 men to 100 women (5.188).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 669.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 97.

Smithfield township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Smithfield township population: 57.40% are White, 34.54% are Black or African American, 0.76% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Asian, 2.33% are some other race and 4.52% are multiracial.
Smithfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,112 (94.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Smithfield township is White with a population of 3,101 (57.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,729 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Smithfield township's population decreased by 85 (1.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Smithfield township's population increased by 234 (5.34%), 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, Smithfield township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,031.