Wayne township, Greene County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,056

Total Population

48.1

Median age

44.03%

Female population %

127.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

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 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayne township's population under 18 was 19.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayne township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayne township, 13.16% were under the age of 15, 15.34% aged 15 to 29, 49.62% aged 30 to 64, 20.64% aged 65 to 84, and 1.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 126 less females than males in Wayne township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.03% females and 55.97% males in Wayne township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
The Wayne township, Greene County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 127.1:100 i.e. 127.1 men to 100 women (1.271).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 51.

Wayne township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayne township population: 94.32% are White, 0.76% are Asian, 0.76% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 4.17% are multiracial.
Wayne township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,048 (99.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayne township is White with a population of 996 (94.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,218 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wayne township's population decreased by 26 (2.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayne township's population decreased by 174 (14.60%), 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 1,012.