Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,017

Total Population

42.3

Median age

51.85%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

52.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

55

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Charlestown township is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charlestown township's population under 18 was 25.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charlestown township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charlestown township, 21.31% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 47.13% aged 30 to 64, 12.30% aged 65 to 84, and 0.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 223 more females than males in Charlestown township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.85% females and 48.15% males in Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania.
The Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 336.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 377.

Charlestown township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Charlestown township population: 70.22% are White, 2.89% are Black or African American, 16.07% are Asian, 0.38% are some other race and 10.44% are multiracial.
Charlestown township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 55 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,467 (90.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charlestown township is White with a population of 4,225 (70.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,310 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Charlestown township's population increased by 1,452 (34.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charlestown township's population increased by 337 (5.94%), 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, Charlestown township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,225.