East Donegal Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,597

Total Population

34.6

Median age

51.27%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

51.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

497

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in East Donegal township is 34.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
East Donegal township's population under 18 was 22.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
East Donegal township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in East Donegal township, 19.62% were under the age of 15, 19.59% aged 15 to 29, 46.40% aged 30 to 64, 13.55% aged 65 to 84, and 0.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 219 more females than males in East Donegal township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.27% females and 48.73% males in East Donegal Township, Pennsylvania.
The East Donegal Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 632.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 390.

East Donegal township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of East Donegal township population: 91.95% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American, 0.50% are Asian and 6.04% are multiracial.
East Donegal township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 497 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,1 (94.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in East Donegal township is White with a population of 7,905 (91.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,668 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, East Donegal township's population increased by 2,326 (42.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, East Donegal township's population increased by 878 (11.27%), 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, East Donegal township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,464.