Franklin township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,417

Total Population

43.2

Median age

53.29%

Female population %

87.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

236

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 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin township's population under 18 was 26.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin township, 20.04% were under the age of 15, 19.81% aged 15 to 29, 46.46% aged 30 to 64, 13.33% aged 65 to 84, and 0.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 291 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 53.29% females and 46.71% males in Franklin township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The Franklin township, Chester County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 87.6:100 i.e. 87.6 men to 100 women (0.876).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 221.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 226.

Franklin township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin township population: 91.99% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 5.32% are Asian and 2.45% are multiracial.
Franklin township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 236 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,181 (94.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin township is White with a population of 4,063 (91.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,608 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin township's population increased by 475 (12.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin township's population increased by 77 (1.77%), 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 3,875.