Dorrance Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,152

Total Population

44.7

Median age

51.49%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

42.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dorrance township is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dorrance township's population under 18 was 19.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dorrance township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dorrance township, 14.41% were under the age of 15, 18.91% aged 15 to 29, 51.16% aged 30 to 64, 14.73% aged 65 to 84, and 0.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 64 more females than males in Dorrance township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.49% females and 48.51% males in Dorrance Township, Pennsylvania.
The Dorrance Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 159.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 166.

Dorrance township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dorrance township population: 97.49% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 0.23% are Asian, 0.14% are some other race and 2.09% are multiracial.
Dorrance township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,149 (99.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dorrance township is White with a population of 2,098 (97.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,313 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Dorrance township's population increased by 93 (4.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dorrance township's population decreased by 132 (5.98%), 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, Dorrance township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,073.