Harborcreek Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

16,665

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

205

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Harborcreek township is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harborcreek township's population under 18 was 19.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harborcreek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harborcreek township, 16.23% were under the age of 15, 22.79% aged 15 to 29, 40.47% aged 30 to 64, 17.79% aged 65 to 84, and 2.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 261 more females than males in Harborcreek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Harborcreek Township, Pennsylvania.
The Harborcreek Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,350.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 800.

Harborcreek township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Harborcreek township population: 92.88% are White, 1.08% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.78% are Asian, 0.11% are some other race and 2.06% are multiracial.
Harborcreek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 205 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,46 (98.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harborcreek township is White with a population of 15,479 (92.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,657 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Harborcreek township's population increased by 952 (5.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harborcreek township's population decreased by 635 (3.68%), 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, Harborcreek township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,294.