Fairmount Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,255

Total Population

49.5

Median age

53.07%

Female population %

88.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

50.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fairmount township is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fairmount township's population under 18 was 14.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fairmount township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fairmount township, 8.76% were under the age of 15, 20.40% aged 15 to 29, 46.22% aged 30 to 64, 21.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 77 more females than males in Fairmount township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.07% females and 46.93% males in Fairmount Township, Pennsylvania.
The Fairmount Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88.4:100 i.e. 88.4 men to 100 women (0.884).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 71.

Fairmount township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fairmount township population: 95.06% are White, 0.08% are Black or African American, 1.59% are some other race and 3.27% are multiracial.
Fairmount 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 1,251 (99.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fairmount township is White with a population of 1,193 (95.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,276 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Fairmount township's population increased by 55 (4.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fairmount township's population decreased by 64 (5.03%), 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, Fairmount township's population was lowest in year 2008 at 1,194.