Hopewell township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,135

Total Population

37.4

Median age

47.24%

Female population %

111.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Hopewell township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hopewell township is 37.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hopewell township's population under 18 was 28.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hopewell township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hopewell township, 23.35% were under the age of 15, 21.37% aged 15 to 29, 36.43% aged 30 to 64, 18.02% aged 65 to 84, and 0.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 173 less females than males in Hopewell township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.24% females and 52.76% males in Hopewell township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
The Hopewell township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 111.7:100 i.e. 111.7 men to 100 women (1.117).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 190.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 188.

Hopewell township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hopewell township population: 99.01% are White, 0.22% are Asian and 0.77% are multiracial.
Hopewell township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,131 (99.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hopewell township is White with a population of 3,104 (99.01% of the total population).

Hopewell township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 2,501 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Hopewell township's population increased by 206 (9.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hopewell township's population increased by 119 (5.09%), 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, Hopewell township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,132.