Buck Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

323

Total Population

36.1

Median age

47.06%

Female population %

112.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.6

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

Buck township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Buck township is 36.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buck township's population under 18 was 19.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buck township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buck township, 18.27% were under the age of 15, 20.43% aged 15 to 29, 43.03% aged 30 to 64, 17.96% aged 65 to 84, and 0.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 less females than males in Buck township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.06% females and 52.94% males in Buck Township, Pennsylvania.
The Buck Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 112.5:100 i.e. 112.5 men to 100 women (1.125).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 21.

Buck township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Buck township population: 94.43% are White, 0.62% are Asian and 4.95% are multiracial.
Buck 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 321 (99.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buck township is White with a population of 305 (94.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 445 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Buck township's population increased by 57 (14.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buck township's population decreased by 65 (14.61%), 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, Buck township's population was lowest in year 2004 at 379.