Marple Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

24,070

Total Population

44.6

Median age

50.12%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

389

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Marple township is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Marple township's population under 18 was 22.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Marple township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Marple township, 17.85% were under the age of 15, 16.58% aged 15 to 29, 43.54% aged 30 to 64, 18.73% aged 65 to 84, and 3.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Marple township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.12% females and 49.88% males in Marple Township, Pennsylvania.
The Marple Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 994.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,108.

Marple township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Marple township population: 82.42% are White, 2.24% are Black or African American, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 12.46% are Asian, 1.13% are some other race and 1.40% are multiracial.
Marple township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 389 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23,681 (98.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Marple township is White with a population of 19,839 (82.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 24,199 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Marple township's population decreased by 303 (1.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Marple township's population increased by 778 (3.32%), 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, Marple township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 23,421.