Spring township, Centre County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,060

Total Population

43.9

Median age

53.08%

Female population %

88.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

44.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spring township is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spring township's population under 18 was 16.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spring township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spring township, 14.50% were under the age of 15, 14.52% aged 15 to 29, 54.81% aged 30 to 64, 15.24% aged 65 to 84, and 0.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 496 more females than males in Spring township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.08% females and 46.92% males in Spring township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
The Spring township, Centre County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88.4:100 i.e. 88.4 men to 100 women (0.884).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 408.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 861.

Spring township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spring township population: 94.95% are White, 1.05% are Black or African American, 1.13% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 2.51% are multiracial.
Spring township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,977 (98.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spring township is White with a population of 7,653 (94.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,070 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Spring township's population increased by 1,242 (19.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spring township's population increased by 449 (5.98%), 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, Spring township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,263.