Elk Lick Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,429

Total Population

40.6

Median age

52.82%

Female population %

89.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

52.4

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

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

The median age in Elk Lick township is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elk Lick township's population under 18 was 23.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elk Lick township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elk Lick township, 17.25% were under the age of 15, 23.59% aged 15 to 29, 42.03% aged 30 to 64, 15.73% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 137 more females than males in Elk Lick township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.82% females and 47.18% males in Elk Lick Township, Pennsylvania.
The Elk Lick Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 89.3:100 i.e. 89.3 men to 100 women (0.893).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 161.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 140.

Elk Lick township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elk Lick township population: 88.06% are White, 3.83% are some other race and 8.11% are multiracial.
Elk Lick 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 2,399 (98.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elk Lick township is White with a population of 2,139 (88.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,287 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Elk Lick township's population decreased by 44 (1.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elk Lick township's population increased by 16 (0.71%), 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, Elk Lick township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,096.