Moon Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

26,863

Total Population

40.6

Median age

50.53%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

52.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moon township is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moon township's population under 18 was 19.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moon township, 16.06% were under the age of 15, 22.22% aged 15 to 29, 43.37% aged 30 to 64, 16.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 287 more females than males in Moon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.53% females and 49.47% males in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
The Moon Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,154.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,158.

Moon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moon township population: 87.18% are White, 2.87% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.92% are Asian, 1.27% are some other race and 3.75% are multiracial.
Moon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 26,423 (98.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moon township is White with a population of 23,419 (87.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 27,214 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Moon township's population increased by 1,870 (8.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moon township's population increased by 2,975 (12.27%), 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, Moon township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 22,369.