Huntington township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,911

Total Population

48.7

Median age

52.85%

Female population %

89.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Huntington township is 48.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Huntington township's population under 18 was 19.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Huntington township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Huntington township, 16.95% were under the age of 15, 12.30% aged 15 to 29, 46.89% aged 30 to 64, 20.09% aged 65 to 84, and 3.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 109 more females than males in Huntington township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.85% females and 47.15% males in Huntington township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The Huntington township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 89.2:100 i.e. 89.2 men to 100 women (0.892).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 123.

Huntington township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Huntington township population: 99.37% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American and 0.31% are multiracial.
Huntington township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,881 (98.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Huntington township is White with a population of 1,899 (99.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,247 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Huntington township's population increased by 149 (7.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Huntington township's population decreased by 195 (8.68%), 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, Huntington township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 2,015.