Daugherty Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,077

Total Population

50.6

Median age

50.08%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Daugherty township is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Daugherty township's population under 18 was 13.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Daugherty township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Daugherty township, 11.67% were under the age of 15, 13.32% aged 15 to 29, 53.14% aged 30 to 64, 19.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Daugherty township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.08% females and 49.92% males in Daugherty Township, Pennsylvania.
The Daugherty Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 165.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 190.

Daugherty township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Daugherty township population: 97.92% are White, 0.06% are Black or African American and 2.01% are multiracial.
Daugherty township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,077 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Daugherty township is White with a population of 3,013 (97.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,461 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Daugherty township's population decreased by 278 (8.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Daugherty township's population decreased by 113 (3.55%), 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, Daugherty township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,005.