South Centre Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,046

Total Population

41.1

Median age

45.85%

Female population %

118.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

68.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in South Centre township is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
South Centre township's population under 18 was 22.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
South Centre township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in South Centre township, 18.72% were under the age of 15, 19.84% aged 15 to 29, 39.49% aged 30 to 64, 18.38% aged 65 to 84, and 3.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 170 less females than males in South Centre township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.85% females and 54.15% males in South Centre Township, Pennsylvania.
The South Centre Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 118.1:100 i.e. 118.1 men to 100 women (1.181).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 128.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 154.

South Centre township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of South Centre township population: 95.16% are White, 0.88% are Asian, 2.20% are some other race and 1.76% are multiracial.
South Centre township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,963 (95.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in South Centre township is White with a population of 1,947 (95.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,956 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, South Centre township's population increased by 89 (4.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, South Centre township's population decreased by 38 (1.96%), 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, South Centre township's population was lowest in year 2005 at 1,810.