Canton township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,212

Total Population

47.7

Median age

49.91%

Female population %

100.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

75

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Canton township is 47.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canton township's population under 18 was 18.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canton township, 16.28% were under the age of 15, 15.67% aged 15 to 29, 45.85% aged 30 to 64, 20.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 less females than males in Canton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.91% females and 50.09% males in Canton township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The Canton township, Washington County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.3:100 i.e. 100.3 men to 100 women (1.003).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 617.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 387.

Canton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Canton township population: 94.15% are White, 3.47% are Black or African American, 0.56% are some other race and 1.81% are multiracial.
Canton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 75 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,137 (99.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canton township is White with a population of 7,732 (94.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,929 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Canton township's population decreased by 549 (6.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canton township's population decreased by 178 (2.12%), 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, Canton township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,057.