Ephrata Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,375

Total Population

37.9

Median age

50.96%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

61.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

321

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ephrata township is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ephrata township's population under 18 was 23.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ephrata township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ephrata township, 18.54% were under the age of 15, 23.07% aged 15 to 29, 38.80% aged 30 to 64, 16.84% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 199 more females than males in Ephrata township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in Ephrata Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ephrata Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 565.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 608.

Ephrata township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ephrata township population: 94.34% are White, 0.97% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.67% are Asian, 0.53% are some other race and 3.39% are multiracial.
Ephrata township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 321 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,054 (96.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ephrata township is White with a population of 9,788 (94.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,700 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Ephrata township's population increased by 1,349 (16.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ephrata township's population increased by 890 (9.38%), 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, Ephrata township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,144.