Pocono Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,857

Total Population

41.7

Median age

55.02%

Female population %

81.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

57.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,055

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pocono township is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pocono township's population under 18 was 20.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pocono township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pocono township, 17.49% were under the age of 15, 19.56% aged 15 to 29, 43.98% aged 30 to 64, 16.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,091 more females than males in Pocono township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.02% females and 44.98% males in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania.
The Pocono Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 81.7:100 i.e. 81.7 men to 100 women (0.817).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 493.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 730.

Pocono township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pocono township population: 74.51% are White, 12.29% are Black or African American, 0.99% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.45% are Asian, 3.70% are some other race and 7.06% are multiracial.
Pocono township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2,055 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,802 (81.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pocono township is White with a population of 8,09 (74.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,225 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Pocono township's population increased by 1,408 (14.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pocono township's population decreased by 188 (1.70%), 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, Pocono township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,665.