Newton Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,837

Total Population

47.6

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

56.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

125

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Newton township is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Newton township's population under 18 was 19.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Newton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Newton township, 13.96% were under the age of 15, 15.23% aged 15 to 29, 48.57% aged 30 to 64, 20.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 more females than males in Newton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Newton Township, Pennsylvania.
The Newton Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 138.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 170.

Newton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Newton township population: 91.08% are White, 1.34% are Black or African American, 0.11% are Asian, 1.34% are some other race and 6.13% are multiracial.
Newton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 125 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,712 (95.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Newton township is White with a population of 2,584 (91.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,905 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Newton township's population increased by 154 (5.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Newton township's population decreased by 18 (0.63%), 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, Newton township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,691.