Upper Providence township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,693

Total Population

43.3

Median age

50.63%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

123

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper Providence township is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Providence township's population under 18 was 19.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Providence township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Providence township, 17.02% were under the age of 15, 17.32% aged 15 to 29, 46.89% aged 30 to 64, 16.01% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 135 more females than males in Upper Providence township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.63% females and 49.37% males in Upper Providence township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Providence township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 523.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 458.

Upper Providence township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Providence township population: 82.63% are White, 4.24% are Black or African American, 8.42% are Asian, 0.70% are some other race and 4.01% are multiracial.
Upper Providence township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 123 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,57 (98.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Providence township is White with a population of 8,836 (82.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,223 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Providence township's population decreased by 545 (5.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Providence township's population increased by 823 (8.21%), 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, Upper Providence township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 10,026.