Choconut Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

649

Total Population

55.6

Median age

51.62%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Choconut township is 55.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Choconut township's population under 18 was 13.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Choconut township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Choconut township, 11.86% were under the age of 15, 9.86% aged 15 to 29, 50.39% aged 30 to 64, 25.42% aged 65 to 84, and 2.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Choconut township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.62% females and 48.38% males in Choconut Township, Pennsylvania.
The Choconut Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 43.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 40.

Choconut township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Choconut township population: 90.91% are White, 0.46% are Black or African American, 0.31% are some other race and 8.32% are multiracial.
Choconut township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 644 (99.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Choconut township is White with a population of 59 (90.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 795 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Choconut township's population decreased by 83 (10.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Choconut township's population decreased by 32 (4.49%), 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, Choconut township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 661.