Aston Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

16,762

Total Population

41.8

Median age

53.57%

Female population %

86.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

44.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

218

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Aston township is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Aston township's population under 18 was 18.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Aston township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Aston township, 13.79% were under the age of 15, 21.16% aged 15 to 29, 47.92% aged 30 to 64, 14.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,198 more females than males in Aston township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.57% females and 46.43% males in Aston Township, Pennsylvania.
The Aston Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 86.7:100 i.e. 86.7 men to 100 women (0.867).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 714.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,163.

Aston township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Aston township population: 91.41% are White, 3.86% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.49% are Asian, 1.15% are some other race and 1.03% are multiracial.
Aston township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 218 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,544 (98.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Aston township is White with a population of 15,322 (91.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,938 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Aston township's population increased by 578 (3.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Aston township's population increased by 100 (0.60%), 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, Aston township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,097.