Exeter township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,599

Total Population

47.9

Median age

46.94%

Female population %

113:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

39.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

45

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Exeter township is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Exeter township's population under 18 was 15.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Exeter township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Exeter township, 9.77% were under the age of 15, 21.05% aged 15 to 29, 50.71% aged 30 to 64, 14.51% aged 65 to 84, and 3.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 159 less females than males in Exeter township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.94% females and 53.06% males in Exeter township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The Exeter township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 113:100 i.e. 113 men to 100 women (1.130).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 224.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 182.

Exeter township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Exeter township population: 97.42% are White, 1.62% are some other race and 0.96% are multiracial.
Exeter township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 45 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,554 (98.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Exeter township is White with a population of 2,532 (97.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,575 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Exeter township's population decreased by 162 (6.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Exeter township's population decreased by 341 (14.27%), 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, Exeter township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,049.