Harrison township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,186

Total Population

48.6

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

134

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Harrison township is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harrison township's population under 18 was 17.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harrison township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harrison township, 13.71% were under the age of 15, 14.94% aged 15 to 29, 48.79% aged 30 to 64, 20.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Harrison township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Harrison township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The Harrison township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 589.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 604.

Harrison township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Harrison township population: 89.94% are White, 2.96% are Black or African American, 2% are Asian, 0.03% are some other race and 5.08% are multiracial.
Harrison township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 134 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,052 (98.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harrison township is White with a population of 9,161 (89.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,894 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Harrison township's population decreased by 410 (3.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harrison township's population decreased by 328 (3.13%), 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, Harrison township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,908.