Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,707

Total Population

47.9

Median age

50.25%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

57

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dunbar township is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dunbar township's population under 18 was 18.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dunbar township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dunbar township, 15.00% were under the age of 15, 15.34% aged 15 to 29, 51.11% aged 30 to 64, 13.54% aged 65 to 84, and 5.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 33 more females than males in Dunbar township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.25% females and 49.75% males in Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania.
The Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 362.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 377.

Dunbar township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dunbar township population: 97.94% are White, 0.09% are Black or African American, 0.16% are some other race and 1.80% are multiracial.
Dunbar township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 57 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,65 (99.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dunbar township is White with a population of 6,569 (97.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,396 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Dunbar township's population decreased by 273 (3.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dunbar township's population decreased by 465 (6.53%), 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, Dunbar township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,519.