Slocum Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,136

Total Population

48.0

Median age

49.65%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

50.9

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

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

The median age in Slocum township is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Slocum township's population under 18 was 15.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Slocum township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Slocum township, 11.18% were under the age of 15, 18.84% aged 15 to 29, 47.45% aged 30 to 64, 21.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Slocum township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.65% females and 50.35% males in Slocum Township, Pennsylvania.
The Slocum Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 71.

Slocum township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Slocum township population: 99.38% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American and 0.35% are multiracial.
Slocum 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 1,136 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Slocum township is White with a population of 1,129 (99.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,118 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Slocum township's population increased by 15 (1.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Slocum township's population decreased by 68 (6.08%), 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, Slocum township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,049.