Carbon Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

256

Total Population

55.5

Median age

48.44%

Female population %

106.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

75.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Carbon township is 55.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carbon township's population under 18 was 16.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carbon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carbon township, 9.38% were under the age of 15, 17.97% aged 15 to 29, 39.06% aged 30 to 64, 29.69% aged 65 to 84, and 3.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Carbon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.44% females and 51.56% males in Carbon Township, Pennsylvania.
The Carbon Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 106.5:100 i.e. 106.5 men to 100 women (1.065).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 15.

Carbon township's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Carbon township population: 98.44% are White and 1.56% are multiracial.
Carbon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 256 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carbon township is White with a population of 252 (98.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 383 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Carbon township's population decreased by 3 (0.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carbon township's population decreased by 62 (16.40%), 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, Carbon township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 314.