Franklin township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,354

Total Population

51.6

Median age

51.47%

Female population %

94.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

222

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Franklin township is 51.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin township's population under 18 was 15.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin township, 13.71% were under the age of 15, 13.09% aged 15 to 29, 51.58% aged 30 to 64, 18.31% aged 65 to 84, and 3.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 128 more females than males in Franklin township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.47% females and 48.53% males in Franklin township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
The Franklin township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.3:100 i.e. 94.3 men to 100 women (0.943).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 330.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 434.

Franklin township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin township population: 95.50% are White, 1.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.53% are Asian and 2.34% are multiracial.
Franklin township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 222 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,132 (94.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin township is White with a population of 4,158 (95.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,674 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin township's population increased by 232 (5.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin township's population increased by 98 (2.30%), 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, Franklin township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,030.