Southwest Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

374

Total Population

46.5

Median age

52.41%

Female population %

90.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Southwest township is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Southwest township's population under 18 was 14.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Southwest township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Southwest township, 10.43% were under the age of 15, 13.64% aged 15 to 29, 48.13% aged 30 to 64, 26.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Southwest township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.41% females and 47.59% males in Southwest Township, Pennsylvania.
The Southwest Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.8:100 i.e. 90.8 men to 100 women (0.908).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 27.

Southwest township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Southwest township population: 97.33% are White, 1.34% are some other race and 1.34% are multiracial.
Southwest township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 354 (94.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Southwest township is White with a population of 364 (97.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 559 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Southwest township's population decreased by 33 (5.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Southwest township's population decreased by 101 (19.20%), 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, Southwest township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 418.