Hellam Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,921

Total Population

45.4

Median age

49.67%

Female population %

101.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

91

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hellam township is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hellam township's population under 18 was 22.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hellam township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hellam township, 17.33% were under the age of 15, 14.37% aged 15 to 29, 49.64% aged 30 to 64, 17.33% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 less females than males in Hellam township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.67% females and 50.33% males in Hellam Township, Pennsylvania.
The Hellam Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 312.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 276.

Hellam township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hellam township population: 95.86% are White, 0.51% are Black or African American, 0.57% are Asian and 3.06% are multiracial.
Hellam township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 91 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,83 (98.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hellam township is White with a population of 5,676 (95.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,082 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Hellam township's population increased by 138 (2.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hellam township's population decreased by 100 (1.66%), 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, Hellam township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,889.