Benton township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,602

Total Population

59.9

Median age

50.69%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

90.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Benton township is 59.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Benton township's population under 18 was 12.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Benton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Benton township, 9.61% were under the age of 15, 9.93% aged 15 to 29, 42.63% aged 30 to 64, 31.96% aged 65 to 84, and 5.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 more females than males in Benton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.69% females and 49.31% males in Benton township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
The Benton township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 131.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 106.

Benton township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Benton township population: 97.63% are White, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.25% are some other race and 0.50% are multiracial.
Benton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,582 (98.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Benton township is White with a population of 1,564 (97.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,911 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Benton township's population increased by 37 (1.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Benton township's population decreased by 194 (10.15%), 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, Benton township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,709.