Ward Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

152

Total Population

57.0

Median age

40.79%

Female population %

145.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

70.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ward township is 57.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ward township's population under 18 was 7.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ward township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ward township, 5.92% were under the age of 15, 13.16% aged 15 to 29, 45.39% aged 30 to 64, 33.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 less females than males in Ward township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.79% females and 59.21% males in Ward Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ward Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 145.2:100 i.e. 145.2 men to 100 women (1.452).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 12.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 13.

Ward township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ward township population: 98.03% are White, 0.66% are Asian and 1.32% are multiracial.
Ward township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 152 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ward township is White with a population of 149 (98.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 228 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Ward township's population increased by 39 (30.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ward township's population increased by 61 (36.53%), 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, Ward township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 128.