Wells township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,274

Total Population

49.0

Median age

49.14%

Female population %

103.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

76.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wells township is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wells township's population under 18 was 25.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wells township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wells township, 20.25% were under the age of 15, 13.27% aged 15 to 29, 43.33% aged 30 to 64, 20.57% aged 65 to 84, and 2.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Wells township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.14% females and 50.86% males in Wells township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
The Wells township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 103.5:100 i.e. 103.5 men to 100 women (1.035).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 87.

Wells township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wells township population: 96.86% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.59% are multiracial.
Wells township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,254 (98.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wells township is White with a population of 1,234 (96.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,292 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Wells township's population decreased by 465 (36.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wells township's population increased by 344 (42.31%), 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, Wells township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 801.