Darby Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

9,188

Total Population

36.4

Median age

51.93%

Female population %

92.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

47.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

183

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Darby township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Darby township is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Darby township's population under 18 was 18.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Darby township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Darby township, 14.69% were under the age of 15, 23.19% aged 15 to 29, 44.58% aged 30 to 64, 15.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 354 more females than males in Darby township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.93% females and 48.07% males in Darby Township, Pennsylvania.
The Darby Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.6:100 i.e. 92.6 men to 100 women (0.926).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 493.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 439.

Darby township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Darby township population: 50.65% are White, 46.53% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.39% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.13% are some other race and 2.20% are multiracial.
Darby township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 183 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,005 (98.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Darby township is White with a population of 4,654 (50.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,832 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Darby township's population decreased by 401 (4.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Darby township's population decreased by 51 (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, Darby township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,133.