Banks township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,511

Total Population

41.6

Median age

51.95%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

332

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Banks township is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Banks township's population under 18 was 25.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Banks township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Banks township, 16.88% were under the age of 15, 24.95% aged 15 to 29, 39.05% aged 30 to 64, 15.95% aged 65 to 84, and 3.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 more females than males in Banks township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.95% females and 48.05% males in Banks township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
The Banks township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 124.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 107.

Banks township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Banks township population: 82.66% are White, 4.57% are Black or African American, 2.78% are some other race and 9.99% are multiracial.
Banks township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 332 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,179 (78.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Banks township is White with a population of 1,249 (82.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,322 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Banks township's population decreased by 41 (3.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Banks township's population decreased by 99 (7.84%), 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, Banks township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,163.