Butler township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

17,143

Total Population

49.4

Median age

51.30%

Female population %

94.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

218

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Butler township is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Butler township's population under 18 was 16.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Butler township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Butler township, 12.37% were under the age of 15, 13.99% aged 15 to 29, 47.85% aged 30 to 64, 22.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 447 more females than males in Butler township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.30% females and 48.70% males in Butler township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
The Butler township, Butler County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 792.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 844.

Butler township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Butler township population: 94.45% are White, 2.15% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.31% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.52% are some other race and 2.48% are multiracial.
Butler township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 218 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,925 (98.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Butler township is White with a population of 16,191 (94.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,533 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Butler township's population decreased by 287 (1.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Butler township's population decreased by 24 (0.14%), 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, Butler township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 16,475.