Hempfield township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,735

Total Population

53.8

Median age

51.54%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

25

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hempfield township is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hempfield township's population under 18 was 15.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hempfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hempfield township, 12.18% were under the age of 15, 10.87% aged 15 to 29, 51.49% aged 30 to 64, 22.06% aged 65 to 84, and 3.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 more females than males in Hempfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.54% females and 48.46% males in Hempfield township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
The Hempfield township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 364.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 238.

Hempfield township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Hempfield township population: 99.76% are White and 0.24% are Black or African American.
Hempfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 25 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,71 (99.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hempfield township is White with a population of 3,726 (99.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,937 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hempfield township's population decreased by 168 (4.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hempfield township's population decreased by 39 (1.03%), 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, Hempfield township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,562.