Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

9,921

Total Population

49.1

Median age

49.15%

Female population %

103.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

666

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Penn Forest township is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn Forest township's population under 18 was 19.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn Forest township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn Forest township, 14.05% were under the age of 15, 13.60% aged 15 to 29, 50.25% aged 30 to 64, 21.59% aged 65 to 84, and 0.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 169 less females than males in Penn Forest township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.15% females and 50.85% males in Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania.
The Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 103.5:100 i.e. 103.5 men to 100 women (1.035).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 550.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 611.

Penn Forest township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn Forest township population: 85.55% are White, 5.55% are Black or African American, 1.98% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.96% are some other race and 5.86% are multiracial.
Penn Forest township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 666 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,255 (93.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn Forest township is White with a population of 8,487 (85.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,165 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Penn Forest township's population increased by 4,199 (77.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn Forest township's population increased by 331 (3.45%), 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, Penn Forest township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,405.