Heath Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

175

Total Population

57.8

Median age

36.57%

Female population %

173.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

43.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Heath township is 57.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Heath township's population under 18 was 10.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Heath township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Heath township, 3.43% were under the age of 15, 24.57% aged 15 to 29, 45.14% aged 30 to 64, 25.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 less females than males in Heath township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 36.57% females and 63.43% males in Heath Township, Pennsylvania.
The Heath Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 173.4:100 i.e. 173.4 men to 100 women (1.734).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.

Heath township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Heath township population: 97.14% are White, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.29% are multiracial.
Heath township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 175 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Heath township is White with a population of 17 (97.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 153 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Heath township's population decreased by 27 (17.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Heath township's population decreased by 7 (5.65%), 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, Heath township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 115.