Ross township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

33,229

Total Population

42.2

Median age

53.78%

Female population %

85.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

454

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ross township is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ross township's population under 18 was 19.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ross township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ross township, 16.67% were under the age of 15, 13.82% aged 15 to 29, 46.84% aged 30 to 64, 19.40% aged 65 to 84, and 3.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,515 more females than males in Ross township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.78% females and 46.22% males in Ross township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The Ross township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 85.9:100 i.e. 85.9 men to 100 women (0.859).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,425.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,567.

Ross township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ross township population: 91.90% are White, 2.84% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.17% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.31% are some other race and 1.72% are multiracial.
Ross township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 454 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 32,775 (98.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ross township is White with a population of 30,539 (91.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 33,529 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Ross township's population decreased by 1,557 (4.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ross township's population increased by 2,424 (7.79%), 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, Ross township's population was lowest in year 2018 at 30,462.