Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,820

Total Population

49.1

Median age

51.88%

Female population %

92.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

47.9

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

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

The median age in Raccoon township is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Raccoon township's population under 18 was 16.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Raccoon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Raccoon township, 12.87% were under the age of 15, 15.46% aged 15 to 29, 52.16% aged 30 to 64, 17.48% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 106 more females than males in Raccoon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.88% females and 48.12% males in Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania.
The Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.8:100 i.e. 92.8 men to 100 women (0.928).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 157.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 211.

Raccoon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Raccoon township population: 96.67% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.18% are Asian and 2.87% are multiracial.
Raccoon 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 2,802 (99.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Raccoon township is White with a population of 2,726 (96.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,392 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Raccoon township's population decreased by 323 (9.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Raccoon township's population decreased by 284 (9.25%), 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, Raccoon township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,746.