Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,205

Total Population

48.0

Median age

56.84%

Female population %

75.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ralpho township is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ralpho township's population under 18 was 19.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ralpho township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ralpho township, 14.20% were under the age of 15, 13.98% aged 15 to 29, 48.47% aged 30 to 64, 20.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 575 more females than males in Ralpho township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.84% females and 43.16% males in Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 75.9:100 i.e. 75.9 men to 100 women (0.759).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 248.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 288.

Ralpho township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ralpho township population: 97.67% are White, 0.52% are Black or African American, 1.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.76% are multiracial.
Ralpho township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,161 (98.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ralpho township is White with a population of 4,107 (97.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,327 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Ralpho township's population increased by 503 (13.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ralpho township's population decreased by 125 (2.90%), 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, Ralpho township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 3,791.