Allegheny township, Blair County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,561

Total Population

49.6

Median age

52.05%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

85.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Allegheny township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Allegheny township's population under 18 was 18.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Allegheny township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Allegheny township, 15.91% were under the age of 15, 13.00% aged 15 to 29, 40.82% aged 30 to 64, 22.59% aged 65 to 84, and 7.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 269 more females than males in Allegheny township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.05% females and 47.95% males in Allegheny township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
The Allegheny township, Blair County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 245.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 402.

Allegheny township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Allegheny township population: 98.16% are White, 0.02% are Black or African American, 0.18% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 1.63% are multiracial.
Allegheny township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,503 (99.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Allegheny township is White with a population of 6,44 (98.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,958 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Allegheny township's population decreased by 69 (1.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Allegheny township's population decreased by 276 (4.03%), 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, Allegheny township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,556.