Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

11,352

Total Population

47.1

Median age

50.14%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

96

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rostraver township is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rostraver township's population under 18 was 19.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rostraver township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rostraver township, 17.00% were under the age of 15, 14.98% aged 15 to 29, 46.43% aged 30 to 64, 17.83% aged 65 to 84, and 3.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in Rostraver township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.14% females and 49.86% males in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania.
The Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 598.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 475.

Rostraver township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rostraver township population: 94.54% are White, 1.52% are Black or African American, 0.37% are Asian, 0.81% are some other race and 2.77% are multiracial.
Rostraver township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 96 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,256 (99.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rostraver township is White with a population of 10,732 (94.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,821 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Rostraver township's population decreased by 368 (3.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rostraver township's population increased by 38 (0.34%), 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, Rostraver township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 11,005.