Kennett Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,383

Total Population

49.3

Median age

54.35%

Female population %

84:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,081

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Kennett township is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kennett township's population under 18 was 19.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kennett township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kennett township, 13.80% were under the age of 15, 18.01% aged 15 to 29, 43.33% aged 30 to 64, 17.87% aged 65 to 84, and 6.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 729 more females than males in Kennett township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.35% females and 45.65% males in Kennett Township, Pennsylvania.
The Kennett Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 84:100 i.e. 84 men to 100 women (0.840).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 407.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 489.

Kennett township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kennett township population: 87% are White, 3.85% are Black or African American, 3.71% are Asian, 3.64% are some other race and 1.80% are multiracial.
Kennett township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,081 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,302 (87.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kennett township is White with a population of 7,293 (87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,191 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Kennett township's population increased by 1,092 (16.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kennett township's population increased by 799 (10.50%), 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, Kennett township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,514.