Watson township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

560

Total Population

47.6

Median age

46.79%

Female population %

113.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

74.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Watson township is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Watson township's population under 18 was 25.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Watson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Watson township, 21.07% were under the age of 15, 13.75% aged 15 to 29, 43.57% aged 30 to 64, 20.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 less females than males in Watson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.79% females and 53.21% males in Watson township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
The Watson township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 113.7:100 i.e. 113.7 men to 100 women (1.137).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 34.

Watson township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Watson township population: 97.86% are White, 0.18% are Asian and 1.96% are multiracial.
Watson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 554 (98.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Watson township is White with a population of 548 (97.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 553 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Watson township's population decreased by 4 (0.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Watson township's population decreased by 6 (1.11%), 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, Watson township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 527.