Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,475

Total Population

48.9

Median age

52.07%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

71.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Great Bend township is 48.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Great Bend township's population under 18 was 20.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Great Bend township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Great Bend township, 15.73% were under the age of 15, 10.71% aged 15 to 29, 47.59% aged 30 to 64, 23.66% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 more females than males in Great Bend township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.07% females and 47.93% males in Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania.
The Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 84.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 104.

Great Bend township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Great Bend township population: 98.85% are White, 0.14% are some other race and 1.02% are multiracial.
Great Bend township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,461 (99.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Great Bend township is White with a population of 1,458 (98.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,943 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Great Bend township's population increased by 64 (3.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Great Bend township's population decreased by 242 (12.45%), 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, Great Bend township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,688.