Harris Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,907

Total Population

43.0

Median age

51.35%

Female population %

94.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Harris township is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harris township's population under 18 was 22.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harris township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harris township, 20.21% were under the age of 15, 11.17% aged 15 to 29, 48.06% aged 30 to 64, 18.40% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 159 more females than males in Harris township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.35% females and 48.65% males in Harris Township, Pennsylvania.
The Harris Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 331.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 282.

Harris township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Harris township population: 94.02% are White, 0.78% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.19% are Asian, 0.34% are some other race and 3.52% are multiracial.
Harris township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,747 (97.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harris township is White with a population of 5,554 (94.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,049 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Harris township's population increased by 276 (5.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harris township's population increased by 972 (19.75%), 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, Harris township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,646.