Pittston Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,195

Total Population

43.6

Median age

48.11%

Female population %

107.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

46.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pittston township is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pittston township's population under 18 was 19.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pittston township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pittston township, 15.21% were under the age of 15, 15.34% aged 15 to 29, 52.86% aged 30 to 64, 15.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 121 less females than males in Pittston township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.11% females and 51.89% males in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania.
The Pittston Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 107.9:100 i.e. 107.9 men to 100 women (1.079).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 179.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 198.

Pittston township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pittston township population: 98.47% are White, 1.13% are Black or African American and 0.41% are multiracial.
Pittston township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,192 (99.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pittston township is White with a population of 3,146 (98.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,565 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Pittston township's population decreased by 100 (2.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pittston township's population decreased by 155 (4.65%), 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, Pittston township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,179.