Charleston Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,535

Total Population

56.1

Median age

52.33%

Female population %

91.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

83.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

77

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Charleston township is 56.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charleston township's population under 18 was 14.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charleston township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charleston township, 14.20% were under the age of 15, 10.41% aged 15 to 29, 44.07% aged 30 to 64, 27.58% aged 65 to 84, and 3.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 165 more females than males in Charleston township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.33% females and 47.67% males in Charleston Township, Pennsylvania.
The Charleston Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 91.1:100 i.e. 91.1 men to 100 women (0.911).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 217.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 186.

Charleston township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Charleston township population: 97.79% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 0.71% are some other race and 0.68% are multiracial.
Charleston township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 77 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,458 (97.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charleston township is White with a population of 3,457 (97.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,558 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Charleston township's population increased by 147 (4.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charleston township's population increased by 188 (5.58%), 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, Charleston township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,223.