Monaghan Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,682

Total Population

47.0

Median age

48.55%

Female population %

106:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

63

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Monaghan township is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Monaghan township's population under 18 was 20.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Monaghan township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Monaghan township, 14.62% were under the age of 15, 13.76% aged 15 to 29, 49.18% aged 30 to 64, 20.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 78 less females than males in Monaghan township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.55% females and 51.45% males in Monaghan Township, Pennsylvania.
The Monaghan Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 106:100 i.e. 106 men to 100 women (1.060).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 156.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 189.

Monaghan township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Monaghan township population: 97.39% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American, 0.11% are Asian, 0.11% are some other race and 1.90% are multiracial.
Monaghan township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 63 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,619 (97.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Monaghan township is White with a population of 2,612 (97.39% of the total population).

Monaghan township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 2,720 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Monaghan township's population increased by 528 (25.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Monaghan township's population increased by 48 (1.83%), 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, Monaghan township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,101.