Richland township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

11,818

Total Population

44.9

Median age

50.77%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

74.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

198

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Richland township is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Richland township's population under 18 was 23.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Richland township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Richland township, 19.92% were under the age of 15, 13.39% aged 15 to 29, 43.87% aged 30 to 64, 18.45% aged 65 to 84, and 4.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 182 more females than males in Richland township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.77% females and 49.23% males in Richland township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The Richland township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 538.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 631.

Richland township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Richland township population: 94.98% are White, 0.50% are Black or African American, 2.04% are Asian, 0.18% are some other race and 2.30% are multiracial.
Richland township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 198 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,62 (98.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Richland township is White with a population of 11,225 (94.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,927 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Richland township's population increased by 1,891 (20.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Richland township's population increased by 765 (6.85%), 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, Richland township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,271.