Allegheny township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,280

Total Population

47.9

Median age

48.74%

Female population %

105.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

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 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Allegheny township's population under 18 was 21.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Allegheny township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Allegheny township, 15.23% were under the age of 15, 17.21% aged 15 to 29, 46.46% aged 30 to 64, 19.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 208 less females than males in Allegheny township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.74% females and 51.26% males in Allegheny township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
The Allegheny township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 105.2:100 i.e. 105.2 men to 100 women (1.052).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 624.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 456.

Allegheny township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Allegheny township population: 97.25% are White, 0.69% are Black or African American, 0.08% are Asian, 0.29% are some other race and 1.69% are multiracial.
Allegheny township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,23 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Allegheny township is White with a population of 8,052 (97.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,310 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Allegheny township's population increased by 167 (2.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Allegheny township's population increased by 124 (1.51%), 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 2002 at 7,985.