Dickinson Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,300

Total Population

52.0

Median age

51.77%

Female population %

93.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dickinson township is 52.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dickinson township's population under 18 was 20.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dickinson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dickinson township, 14.57% were under the age of 15, 11.68% aged 15 to 29, 54.66% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 188 more females than males in Dickinson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.77% females and 48.23% males in Dickinson Township, Pennsylvania.
The Dickinson Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93.1:100 i.e. 93.1 men to 100 women (0.931).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 330.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 422.

Dickinson township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dickinson township population: 97.87% are White, 0.02% are Black or African American, 0.75% are Asian and 1.36% are multiracial.
Dickinson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,265 (99.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dickinson township is White with a population of 5,187 (97.87% of the total population).

Dickinson township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 5,395 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Dickinson township's population increased by 545 (11.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dickinson township's population increased by 107 (2.06%), 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, Dickinson township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,651.