Sweden Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

828

Total Population

41.0

Median age

46.74%

Female population %

114:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

57

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sweden township is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sweden township's population under 18 was 19.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sweden township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sweden township, 16.43% were under the age of 15, 20.53% aged 15 to 29, 40.58% aged 30 to 64, 20.89% aged 65 to 84, and 1.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 54 less females than males in Sweden township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.74% females and 53.26% males in Sweden Township, Pennsylvania.
The Sweden Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 114:100 i.e. 114 men to 100 women (1.140).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 44.

Sweden township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sweden township population: 89.73% are White, 0.24% are Asian, 0.48% are some other race and 9.54% are multiracial.
Sweden township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 57 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 771 (93.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sweden township is White with a population of 743 (89.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 874 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Sweden township's population increased by 82 (10.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sweden township's population decreased by 5 (0.57%), 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, Sweden township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 724.