Putnam Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

296

Total Population

45.8

Median age

51.01%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Putnam township is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Putnam township's population under 18 was 23.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Putnam township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Putnam township, 16.55% were under the age of 15, 18.24% aged 15 to 29, 45.95% aged 30 to 64, 16.55% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 more females than males in Putnam township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.01% females and 48.99% males in Putnam Township, Pennsylvania.
The Putnam Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.

Putnam township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Putnam township population: 93.58% are White and 6.42% are multiracial.
Putnam township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 296 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Putnam township is White with a population of 277 (93.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 425 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Putnam township's population increased by 87 (25.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Putnam township's population decreased by 23 (5.44%), 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, Putnam township's population was lowest in year 2003 at 329.