Ontelaunee Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,540

Total Population

39.2

Median age

52.01%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

73.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

134

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ontelaunee township is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ontelaunee township's population under 18 was 29.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ontelaunee township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ontelaunee township, 25.39% were under the age of 15, 10.28% aged 15 to 29, 47.32% aged 30 to 64, 14.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 102 more females than males in Ontelaunee township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.01% females and 47.99% males in Ontelaunee Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ontelaunee Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 134.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 129.

Ontelaunee township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ontelaunee township population: 81.42% are White, 12.09% are Black or African American, 2.13% are Asian, 3.39% are some other race and 0.98% are multiracial.
Ontelaunee township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 134 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,406 (94.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ontelaunee township is White with a population of 2,068 (81.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,807 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Ontelaunee township's population increased by 522 (45.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ontelaunee township's population increased by 944 (56.46%), 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, Ontelaunee township's population was lowest in year 2002 at 1,142.