Elder Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

859

Total Population

55.2

Median age

52.97%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

87.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Elder township is 55.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elder township's population under 18 was 14.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elder township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elder township, 11.99% were under the age of 15, 12.81% aged 15 to 29, 40.63% aged 30 to 64, 26.89% aged 65 to 84, and 7.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51 more females than males in Elder township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.97% females and 47.03% males in Elder Township, Pennsylvania.
The Elder Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 51.

Elder township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Elder township population: 98.72% are White, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.05% are multiracial.
Elder 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 855 (99.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elder township is White with a population of 848 (98.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,056 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Elder township's population increased by 46 (4.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elder township's population decreased by 27 (2.56%), 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, Elder township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 977.