Earl township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

7,133

Total Population

37.0

Median age

51.96%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

99.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Earl township is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Earl township's population under 18 was 29.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Earl township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Earl township, 24.28% were under the age of 15, 20.31% aged 15 to 29, 29.90% aged 30 to 64, 19.53% aged 65 to 84, and 5.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 279 more females than males in Earl township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.96% females and 48.04% males in Earl township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Earl township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 412.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 318.

Earl township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Earl township population: 98.51% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.45% are Asian, 0.31% are some other race and 0.45% are multiracial.
Earl township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,093 (99.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Earl township is White with a population of 7,027 (98.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,209 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Earl township's population increased by 896 (14.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Earl township's population increased by 102 (1.45%), 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, Earl township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,134.