Gilpin Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,473

Total Population

49.6

Median age

47.39%

Female population %

111:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gilpin township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gilpin township's population under 18 was 16.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gilpin township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gilpin township, 12.62% were under the age of 15, 14.84% aged 15 to 29, 48.32% aged 30 to 64, 20.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 129 less females than males in Gilpin township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.39% females and 52.61% males in Gilpin Township, Pennsylvania.
The Gilpin Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 111:100 i.e. 111 men to 100 women (1.110).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 132.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 159.

Gilpin township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gilpin township population: 96.77% are White, 2.10% are Black or African American, 0.04% are Asian, 0.20% are some other race and 0.89% are multiracial.
Gilpin township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,468 (99.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gilpin township is White with a population of 2,393 (96.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,575 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Gilpin township's population increased by 60 (2.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gilpin township's population decreased by 166 (6.45%), 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, Gilpin township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,375.