Metal Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,596

Total Population

48.2

Median age

51.19%

Female population %

95.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Metal township is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Metal township's population under 18 was 16.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Metal township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Metal township, 12.84% were under the age of 15, 18.05% aged 15 to 29, 50.63% aged 30 to 64, 17.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 more females than males in Metal township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.19% females and 48.81% males in Metal Township, Pennsylvania.
The Metal Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 95.3:100 i.e. 95.3 men to 100 women (0.953).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 144.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 124.

Metal township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Metal township population: 97.49% are White, 0.19% are Black or African American, 1.19% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 0.94% are multiracial.
Metal township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,58 (99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Metal township is White with a population of 1,556 (97.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,011 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Metal township's population increased by 129 (7.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Metal township's population decreased by 109 (5.84%), 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, Metal township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,739.