Penn Hills Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

41,132

Total Population

44.0

Median age

53.71%

Female population %

86.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

584

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Penn Hills township is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn Hills township's population under 18 was 19.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn Hills township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn Hills township, 16.13% were under the age of 15, 17.36% aged 15 to 29, 45.10% aged 30 to 64, 18.29% aged 65 to 84, and 3.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,056 more females than males in Penn Hills township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.71% females and 46.29% males in Penn Hills Township, Pennsylvania.
The Penn Hills Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 86.2:100 i.e. 86.2 men to 100 women (0.862).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,664.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,612.

Penn Hills township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn Hills township population: 53.72% are White, 38.51% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.29% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.31% are some other race and 5.91% are multiracial.
Penn Hills township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 584 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 40,548 (98.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn Hills township is White with a population of 22,097 (53.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 46,962 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Penn Hills township's population decreased by 4,579 (9.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn Hills township's population decreased by 1,392 (3.28%), 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 Hills township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 40,120.