Monroe township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,121

Total Population

45.4

Median age

52.68%

Female population %

89.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

139

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Monroe township is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Monroe township's population under 18 was 21.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Monroe township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Monroe township, 16.40% were under the age of 15, 12.33% aged 15 to 29, 52.49% aged 30 to 64, 17.79% aged 65 to 84, and 0.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 221 more females than males in Monroe township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.68% females and 47.32% males in Monroe township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
The Monroe township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 89.8:100 i.e. 89.8 men to 100 women (0.898).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 228.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 227.

Monroe township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Monroe township population: 96.92% are White, 0.90% are Asian, 1.43% are some other race and 0.75% are multiracial.
Monroe township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 139 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,982 (96.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Monroe township is White with a population of 3,994 (96.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,156 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Monroe township's population increased by 181 (4.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Monroe township's population increased by 249 (6.39%), 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, Monroe township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,718.