Ararat Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

456

Total Population

52.2

Median age

47.15%

Female population %

112.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

82.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ararat township is 52.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ararat township's population under 18 was 16.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ararat township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ararat township, 15.13% were under the age of 15, 8.11% aged 15 to 29, 46.71% aged 30 to 64, 25.66% aged 65 to 84, and 4.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 less females than males in Ararat township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.15% females and 52.85% males in Ararat Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ararat Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 112.1:100 i.e. 112.1 men to 100 women (1.121).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 25.

Ararat township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ararat township population: 98.03% are White, 0.66% are Asian and 1.32% are multiracial.
Ararat township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 453 (99.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ararat township is White with a population of 447 (98.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 560 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Ararat township's population increased by 29 (5.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ararat township's population decreased by 36 (6.43%), 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, Ararat township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 518.