Gallagher Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

485

Total Population

47.7

Median age

58.56%

Female population %

70.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

46.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gallagher township is 47.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gallagher township's population under 18 was 19.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gallagher township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gallagher township, 16.08% were under the age of 15, 9.28% aged 15 to 29, 59.18% aged 30 to 64, 14.64% aged 65 to 84, and 0.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 83 more females than males in Gallagher township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.56% females and 41.44% males in Gallagher Township, Pennsylvania.
The Gallagher Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 70.8:100 i.e. 70.8 men to 100 women (0.708).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 58.

Gallagher township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gallagher township population: 95.67% are White, 1.65% are Asian and 2.68% are multiracial.
Gallagher township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 485 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gallagher township is White with a population of 464 (95.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 395 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Gallagher township's population increased by 47 (14.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gallagher township's population increased by 10 (2.62%), 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, Gallagher township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 320.