Caernarvon township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,631

Total Population

33.7

Median age

51.57%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

70.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Caernarvon township is 33.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Caernarvon township's population under 18 was 31.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Caernarvon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Caernarvon township, 26.02% were under the age of 15, 20.17% aged 15 to 29, 38.37% aged 30 to 64, 13.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 145 more females than males in Caernarvon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.57% females and 48.43% males in Caernarvon township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Caernarvon township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 232.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 226.

Caernarvon township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Caernarvon township population: 95.03% are White, 0.30% are Black or African American, 1.77% are Asian, 2.44% are some other race and 0.45% are multiracial.
Caernarvon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,61 (99.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Caernarvon township is White with a population of 4,401 (95.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,823 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Caernarvon township's population increased by 362 (8.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Caernarvon township's population decreased by 155 (3.27%), 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, Caernarvon township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,385.