Canal Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

706

Total Population

55.6

Median age

50.85%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Canal township is 55.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canal township's population under 18 was 11.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canal township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canal township, 8.07% were under the age of 15, 12.18% aged 15 to 29, 44.05% aged 30 to 64, 31.30% aged 65 to 84, and 4.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Canal township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.85% females and 49.15% males in Canal Township, Pennsylvania.
The Canal Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 44.

Canal township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Canal township population: 97.17% are White, 1.70% are Black or African American, 0.28% are Asian and 0.85% are multiracial.
Canal township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 694 (98.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canal township is White with a population of 686 (97.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,016 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Canal township's population increased by 11 (1.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canal township's population decreased by 85 (8.37%), 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, Canal township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 915.