Wysox Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,549

Total Population

50.3

Median age

49.97%

Female population %

100.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

33

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wysox township is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wysox township's population under 18 was 20.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wysox township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wysox township, 17.30% were under the age of 15, 12.72% aged 15 to 29, 45.26% aged 30 to 64, 20.66% aged 65 to 84, and 4.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 less females than males in Wysox township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.97% females and 50.03% males in Wysox Township, Pennsylvania.
The Wysox Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.1:100 i.e. 100.1 men to 100 women (1.001).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 88.

Wysox township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wysox township population: 99.10% are White, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are some other race and 0.13% are multiracial.
Wysox township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 33 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,516 (97.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wysox township is White with a population of 1,535 (99.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,772 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wysox township's population decreased by 50 (2.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wysox township's population decreased by 145 (8.42%), 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, Wysox township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,575.