Pequea Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,439

Total Population

36.8

Median age

49.13%

Female population %

103.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

696

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Pequea township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pequea township is 36.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pequea township's population under 18 was 22.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pequea township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pequea township, 18.62% were under the age of 15, 24.10% aged 15 to 29, 40.50% aged 30 to 64, 15.85% aged 65 to 84, and 0.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 95 less females than males in Pequea township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.13% females and 50.87% males in Pequea Township, Pennsylvania.
The Pequea Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 103.6:100 i.e. 103.6 men to 100 women (1.036).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 347.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 342.

Pequea township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pequea township population: 96.21% are White, 0.11% are Black or African American, 1.58% are Asian, 1.38% are some other race and 0.72% are multiracial.
Pequea township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 696 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,743 (87.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pequea township is White with a population of 5,233 (96.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,845 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Pequea township's population increased by 85 (1.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pequea township's population increased by 901 (19.57%), 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, Pequea township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,518.