Coal Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,110

Total Population

42.0

Median age

36.77%

Female population %

172:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

36.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

468

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Coal township is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coal township's population under 18 was 12.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coal township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coal township, 8.90% were under the age of 15, 22.50% aged 15 to 29, 50.82% aged 30 to 64, 16.04% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,676 less females than males in Coal township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 36.77% females and 63.23% males in Coal Township, Pennsylvania.
The Coal Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 172:100 i.e. 172 men to 100 women (1.720).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 749.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 351.

Coal township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Coal township population: 80.19% are White, 15.81% are Black or African American, 0.23% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.75% are some other race and 1.90% are multiracial.
Coal township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 468 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,642 (95.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coal township is White with a population of 8,107 (80.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,600 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Coal township's population decreased by 245 (2.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coal township's population decreased by 229 (2.21%), 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, Coal township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,462.