Hereford Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,979

Total Population

42.5

Median age

43.64%

Female population %

129.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

44.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

792

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hereford township is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hereford township's population under 18 was 20.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hereford township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hereford township, 13.39% were under the age of 15, 28.00% aged 15 to 29, 41.02% aged 30 to 64, 16.78% aged 65 to 84, and 0.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 379 less females than males in Hereford township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.64% females and 56.36% males in Hereford Township, Pennsylvania.
The Hereford Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 129.2:100 i.e. 129.2 men to 100 women (1.292).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 306.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 192.

Hereford township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hereford township population: 72.51% are White, 0.67% are Black or African American, 2.28% are Asian and 24.54% are multiracial.
Hereford township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 792 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,187 (73.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hereford township is White with a population of 2,16 (72.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,339 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Hereford township's population decreased by 232 (7.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hereford township's population increased by 4 (0.14%), 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, Hereford township's population was lowest in year 2011 at 2,955.