Conestoga Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,906

Total Population

46.2

Median age

51.05%

Female population %

95.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

42.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

243

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Conestoga township is 46.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Conestoga township's population under 18 was 17.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Conestoga township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Conestoga township, 14.36% were under the age of 15, 20.56% aged 15 to 29, 49.77% aged 30 to 64, 13.98% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Conestoga township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.05% females and 48.95% males in Conestoga Township, Pennsylvania.
The Conestoga Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 217.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 270.

Conestoga township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Conestoga township population: 89.99% are White, 1.56% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.25% are Asian, 0.44% are some other race and 5.63% are multiracial.
Conestoga township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 243 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,663 (93.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Conestoga township is White with a population of 3,515 (89.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,908 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Conestoga township's population increased by 54 (1.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Conestoga township's population increased by 126 (3.33%), 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, Conestoga township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,726.