Meshoppen Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

863

Total Population

42.6

Median age

54.69%

Female population %

82.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

51.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Meshoppen township is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Meshoppen township's population under 18 was 25.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Meshoppen township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Meshoppen township, 21.67% were under the age of 15, 14.83% aged 15 to 29, 50.98% aged 30 to 64, 11.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 81 more females than males in Meshoppen township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.69% females and 45.31% males in Meshoppen Township, Pennsylvania.
The Meshoppen Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 82.8:100 i.e. 82.8 men to 100 women (0.828).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 58.

Meshoppen township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Meshoppen township population: 97.33% are White, 0.35% are Asian and 2.32% are multiracial.
Meshoppen township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 86 (99.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Meshoppen township is White with a population of 84 (97.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,072 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Meshoppen township's population increased by 193 (21.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Meshoppen township's population decreased by 142 (13.26%), 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, Meshoppen township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 878.