Hunlock Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,422

Total Population

44.3

Median age

55.53%

Female population %

80.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hunlock township is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hunlock township's population under 18 was 20.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hunlock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hunlock township, 16.56% were under the age of 15, 16.93% aged 15 to 29, 46.04% aged 30 to 64, 18.17% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 268 more females than males in Hunlock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.53% females and 44.47% males in Hunlock Township, Pennsylvania.
The Hunlock Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 80.1:100 i.e. 80.1 men to 100 women (0.801).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 117.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 152.

Hunlock township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hunlock township population: 92.98% are White, 0.33% are Asian, 0.29% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.95% are some other race and 5.45% are multiracial.
Hunlock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,391 (98.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hunlock township is White with a population of 2,252 (92.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,542 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hunlock township's population decreased by 102 (4.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hunlock township's population decreased by 224 (9.18%), 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, Hunlock township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,216.