Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

16,723

Total Population

46.0

Median age

50.80%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

47.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,652

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chestnuthill township is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chestnuthill township's population under 18 was 21.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chestnuthill township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chestnuthill township, 17.03% were under the age of 15, 17.17% aged 15 to 29, 50.70% aged 30 to 64, 13.08% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 267 more females than males in Chestnuthill township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.80% females and 49.20% males in Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania.
The Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,067.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 982.

Chestnuthill township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chestnuthill township population: 87.78% are White, 6.18% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.17% are Asian, 1.09% are some other race and 3.70% are multiracial.
Chestnuthill township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,652 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,071 (90.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chestnuthill township is White with a population of 14,68 (87.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,396 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Chestnuthill township's population increased by 2,632 (18.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chestnuthill township's population decreased by 447 (2.60%), 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, Chestnuthill township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,543.