Damascus Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,638

Total Population

52.4

Median age

48.30%

Female population %

107.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

74.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

185

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Damascus township is 52.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Damascus township's population under 18 was 14.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Damascus township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Damascus township, 11.46% were under the age of 15, 13.41% aged 15 to 29, 43.95% aged 30 to 64, 28.61% aged 65 to 84, and 2.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 124 less females than males in Damascus township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.30% females and 51.70% males in Damascus Township, Pennsylvania.
The Damascus Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 107.1:100 i.e. 107.1 men to 100 women (1.071).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 268.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 199.

Damascus township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Damascus township population: 91.62% are White, 0.82% are Asian, 2.14% are some other race and 5.42% are multiracial.
Damascus township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 185 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,453 (94.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Damascus township is White with a population of 3,333 (91.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,889 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Damascus township's population decreased by 8 (0.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Damascus township's population increased by 20 (0.55%), 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, Damascus township's population was lowest in year 2017 at 3,599.