Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,241

Total Population

54.1

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

73.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pleasant township is 54.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pleasant township's population under 18 was 13.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pleasant township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pleasant township, 10.89% were under the age of 15, 11.07% aged 15 to 29, 46.59% aged 30 to 64, 29.41% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 more females than males in Pleasant township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania.
The Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 124.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 135.

Pleasant township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pleasant township population: 97.86% are White, 0.85% are Asian, 0.40% are some other race and 0.89% are multiracial.
Pleasant township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,223 (99.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pleasant township is White with a population of 2,193 (97.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,506 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Pleasant township's population decreased by 67 (2.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pleasant township's population decreased by 198 (8.12%), 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, Pleasant township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,207.