Main Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,397

Total Population

40.7

Median age

53.69%

Female population %

86.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Main township is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Main township's population under 18 was 25.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Main township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Main township, 19.69% were under the age of 15, 16.89% aged 15 to 29, 43.88% aged 30 to 64, 18.11% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 103 more females than males in Main township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.69% females and 46.31% males in Main Township, Pennsylvania.
The Main Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 86.3:100 i.e. 86.3 men to 100 women (0.863).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 85.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 104.

Main township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Main township population: 99.21% are White, 0.43% are Asian, 0.21% are some other race and 0.14% are multiracial.
Main township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,397 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Main township is White with a population of 1,386 (99.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,321 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Main township's population decreased by 64 (4.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Main township's population increased by 29 (2.34%), 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, Main township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,238.