Watts Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,672

Total Population

40.2

Median age

50.12%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Watts township is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Watts township's population under 18 was 21.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Watts township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Watts township, 19.20% were under the age of 15, 12.74% aged 15 to 29, 48.33% aged 30 to 64, 18.66% aged 65 to 84, and 1.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Watts township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.12% females and 49.88% males in Watts Township, Pennsylvania.
The Watts Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 110.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 100.

Watts township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Watts township population: 98.68% are White, 0.60% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 0.36% are multiracial.
Watts township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,657 (99.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Watts township is White with a population of 1,65 (98.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,291 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Watts township's population increased by 186 (17.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Watts township's population decreased by 41 (3.22%), 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, Watts township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,089.