Hector Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

374

Total Population

51.8

Median age

44.12%

Female population %

126.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

59.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hector township is 51.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hector township's population under 18 was 13.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hector township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hector township, 9.63% were under the age of 15, 11.76% aged 15 to 29, 51.07% aged 30 to 64, 26.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 less females than males in Hector township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.12% females and 55.88% males in Hector Township, Pennsylvania.
The Hector Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 126.7:100 i.e. 126.7 men to 100 women (1.267).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 21.

Hector township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hector township population: 98.66% are White and 1.34% are multiracial.
Hector township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 371 (99.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hector township is White with a population of 369 (98.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 456 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Hector township's population decreased by 66 (14.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hector township's population decreased by 42 (10.94%), 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, Hector township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 339.