Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

13,843

Total Population

43.5

Median age

49.56%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

44.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

637

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plumstead township is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plumstead township's population under 18 was 22.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plumstead township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plumstead township, 16.87% were under the age of 15, 19.46% aged 15 to 29, 49.82% aged 30 to 64, 12.92% aged 65 to 84, and 0.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 121 less females than males in Plumstead township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.56% females and 50.44% males in Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania.
The Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 752.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 808.

Plumstead township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plumstead township population: 91.52% are White, 0.80% are Black or African American, 3.04% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.42% are some other race and 3.08% are multiracial.
Plumstead township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 637 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,206 (95.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plumstead township is White with a population of 12,669 (91.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,469 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Plumstead township's population increased by 1,223 (10.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plumstead township's population increased by 1,580 (12.70%), 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, Plumstead township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,219.