Wayne township, Erie County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,714

Total Population

47.1

Median age

50.53%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wayne township is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayne township's population under 18 was 22.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayne township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayne township, 16.98% were under the age of 15, 17.15% aged 15 to 29, 47.43% aged 30 to 64, 17.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Wayne township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.53% females and 49.47% males in Wayne township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
The Wayne township, Erie County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 94.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 89.

Wayne township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayne township population: 97.90% are White, 1.11% are Asian and 0.99% are multiracial.
Wayne township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,71 (99.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayne township is White with a population of 1,678 (97.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,788 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Wayne township's population decreased by 106 (6.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayne township's population decreased by 122 (7.35%), 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, Wayne township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,517.