Karthaus Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

717

Total Population

47.8

Median age

43.65%

Female population %

129.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

34.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Karthaus township is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Karthaus township's population under 18 was 5.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Karthaus township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Karthaus township, 5.02% were under the age of 15, 14.09% aged 15 to 29, 60.39% aged 30 to 64, 17.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 91 less females than males in Karthaus township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.65% females and 56.35% males in Karthaus Township, Pennsylvania.
The Karthaus Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 129.1:100 i.e. 129.1 men to 100 women (1.291).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 49.

Karthaus township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Karthaus township population: 91.07% are White, 4.32% are Black or African American, 0.28% are some other race and 4.32% are multiracial.
Karthaus township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 701 (97.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Karthaus township is White with a population of 653 (91.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,073 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Karthaus township's population increased by 1 (0.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Karthaus township's population increased by 15 (1.85%), 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, Karthaus township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 681.