Oley Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,804

Total Population

40.5

Median age

44.56%

Female population %

124.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

61.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oley township is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oley township's population under 18 was 23.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oley township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oley township, 19.61% were under the age of 15, 14.46% aged 15 to 29, 47.42% aged 30 to 64, 17.85% aged 65 to 84, and 0.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 414 less females than males in Oley township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.56% females and 55.44% males in Oley Township, Pennsylvania.
The Oley Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 124.4:100 i.e. 124.4 men to 100 women (1.244).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 318.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 205.

Oley township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Oley township population: 96.16% are White, 2.18% are some other race and 1.66% are multiracial.
Oley township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,721 (97.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oley township is White with a population of 3,658 (96.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,868 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Oley township's population increased by 61 (1.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oley township's population increased by 194 (5.36%), 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, Oley township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 3,555.