Brokenstraw Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,783

Total Population

49.1

Median age

51.99%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

71.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

34

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brokenstraw township is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brokenstraw township's population under 18 was 17.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brokenstraw township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brokenstraw township, 15.03% were under the age of 15, 10.60% aged 15 to 29, 47.56% aged 30 to 64, 20.25% aged 65 to 84, and 6.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 more females than males in Brokenstraw township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.99% females and 48.01% males in Brokenstraw Township, Pennsylvania.
The Brokenstraw Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 90.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 80.

Brokenstraw township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Brokenstraw township population: 99.33% are White, 0.06% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.34% are multiracial.
Brokenstraw township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 34 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,749 (98.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brokenstraw township is White with a population of 1,771 (99.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,882 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Brokenstraw township's population increased by 51 (2.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brokenstraw township's population decreased by 155 (8.24%), 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, Brokenstraw township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,694.