Chest township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

488

Total Population

43.2

Median age

43.65%

Female population %

129.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

77.5

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

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

The median age in Chest township is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chest township's population under 18 was 23.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chest township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chest township, 22.13% were under the age of 15, 9.22% aged 15 to 29, 47.13% aged 30 to 64, 20.70% aged 65 to 84, and 0.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 less females than males in Chest township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.65% females and 56.35% males in Chest township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
The Chest township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 129.1:100 i.e. 129.1 men to 100 women (1.291).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 41.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 31.

Chest township's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Chest township population: 99.39% are White and 0.61% are multiracial.
Chest 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 488 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chest township is White with a population of 485 (99.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 535 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Chest township's population decreased by 12 (2.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chest township's population decreased by 5 (0.97%), 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, Chest township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 494.