Belfast Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,478

Total Population

43.6

Median age

47.02%

Female population %

112.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

70.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

23

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Belfast township is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Belfast township's population under 18 was 19.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Belfast township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Belfast township, 17.66% were under the age of 15, 14.28% aged 15 to 29, 44.38% aged 30 to 64, 21.58% aged 65 to 84, and 2.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 88 less females than males in Belfast township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.02% females and 52.98% males in Belfast Township, Pennsylvania.
The Belfast Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 112.7:100 i.e. 112.7 men to 100 women (1.127).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 80.

Belfast township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Belfast township population: 97.23% are White and 2.77% are multiracial.
Belfast township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 23 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,455 (98.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Belfast township is White with a population of 1,437 (97.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,462 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Belfast township's population increased by 89 (6.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Belfast township's population decreased by 92 (6.34%), 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, Belfast township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,347.