Bastress Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

601

Total Population

38.2

Median age

49.92%

Female population %

100.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

65.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Bastress township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bastress township is 38.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bastress township's population under 18 was 26.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bastress township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bastress township, 23.13% were under the age of 15, 11.31% aged 15 to 29, 49.08% aged 30 to 64, 12.98% aged 65 to 84, and 3.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 less females than males in Bastress township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.92% females and 50.08% males in Bastress Township, Pennsylvania.
The Bastress Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.3:100 i.e. 100.3 men to 100 women (1.003).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 39.

Bastress township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bastress township population: 98.50% are White and 1.50% are multiracial.
Bastress township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 601 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bastress township is White with a population of 592 (98.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 586 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Bastress township's population increased by 11 (1.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bastress township's population decreased by 42 (7.38%), 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, Bastress township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 522.