Goshen Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

478

Total Population

44.9

Median age

52.72%

Female population %

89.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

49.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Goshen township is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Goshen township's population under 18 was 17.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Goshen township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Goshen township, 15.48% were under the age of 15, 17.15% aged 15 to 29, 49.58% aged 30 to 64, 15.69% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Goshen township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.72% females and 47.28% males in Goshen Township, Pennsylvania.
The Goshen Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 89.7:100 i.e. 89.7 men to 100 women (0.897).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 27.

Goshen township's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Goshen township population: 100% are White.
Goshen township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 471 (98.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Goshen township is White with a population of 478 (100% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 495 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Goshen township's population decreased by 60 (12.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Goshen township's population decreased by 43 (9.89%), 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, Goshen township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 392.