Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,578

Total Population

48.6

Median age

52.47%

Female population %

90.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

27

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kennedy township is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kennedy township's population under 18 was 18.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kennedy township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kennedy township, 14.61% were under the age of 15, 13.58% aged 15 to 29, 49.94% aged 30 to 64, 17.81% aged 65 to 84, and 4.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 424 more females than males in Kennedy township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.47% females and 47.53% males in Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania.
The Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.6:100 i.e. 90.6 men to 100 women (0.906).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 461.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 642.

Kennedy township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kennedy township population: 94.22% are White, 3.45% are Black or African American, 0.72% are Asian and 1.61% are multiracial.
Kennedy township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 27 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,551 (99.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kennedy township is White with a population of 8,082 (94.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,621 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Kennedy township's population increased by 64 (0.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kennedy township's population increased by 980 (12.71%), 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, Kennedy township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 7,639.