Snake Spring Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,092

Total Population

48.6

Median age

51.91%

Female population %

92.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

87.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

65

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Snake Spring township is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Snake Spring township's population under 18 was 19.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Snake Spring township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Snake Spring township, 16.78% were under the age of 15, 12.48% aged 15 to 29, 40.82% aged 30 to 64, 21.18% aged 65 to 84, and 8.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 80 more females than males in Snake Spring township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.91% females and 48.09% males in Snake Spring Township, Pennsylvania.
The Snake Spring Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.6:100 i.e. 92.6 men to 100 women (0.926).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 91.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 132.

Snake Spring township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Snake Spring township population: 94.69% are White, 0.96% are Black or African American, 1.72% are Asian, 1.34% are some other race and 1.29% are multiracial.
Snake Spring township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 65 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,027 (96.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Snake Spring township is White with a population of 1,981 (94.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,780 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Snake Spring township's population increased by 154 (10.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Snake Spring township's population increased by 125 (7.60%), 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, Snake Spring township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,491.