Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

7,493

Total Population

20.8

Median age

53.36%

Female population %

87.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

19.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

388

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Maxatawny township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Maxatawny township is 20.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Maxatawny township's population under 18 was 8.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Maxatawny township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Maxatawny township, 7.06% were under the age of 15, 63.43% aged 15 to 29, 19.98% aged 30 to 64, 8.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 503 more females than males in Maxatawny township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.36% females and 46.64% males in Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania.
The Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 87.4:100 i.e. 87.4 men to 100 women (0.874).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,119.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,403.

Maxatawny township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Maxatawny township population: 86.33% are White, 8.10% are Black or African American, 0.25% are Asian, 0.97% are some other race and 4.34% are multiracial.
Maxatawny township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 388 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,105 (94.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Maxatawny township is White with a population of 6,469 (86.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,716 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Maxatawny township's population increased by 1,644 (26.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Maxatawny township's population decreased by 753 (9.51%), 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, Maxatawny township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,275.