Locust Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,427

Total Population

49.0

Median age

50.74%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

71.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Locust township is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Locust township's population under 18 was 21.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Locust township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Locust township, 16.89% were under the age of 15, 15.91% aged 15 to 29, 42.26% aged 30 to 64, 21.16% aged 65 to 84, and 3.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Locust township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.74% females and 49.26% males in Locust Township, Pennsylvania.
The Locust Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 88.

Locust township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Locust township population: 98.88% are White, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.28% are Asian and 0.56% are multiracial.
Locust township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,417 (99.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Locust township is White with a population of 1,411 (98.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,459 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Locust township's population increased by 15 (1.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Locust township's population increased by 38 (2.69%), 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, Locust township's population was lowest in year 2002 at 1,383.