Rush township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,413

Total Population

49.9

Median age

53.44%

Female population %

87.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

81.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rush township is 49.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rush township's population under 18 was 17.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rush township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rush township, 12.13% were under the age of 15, 13.45% aged 15 to 29, 41.52% aged 30 to 64, 28.86% aged 65 to 84, and 4.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 235 more females than males in Rush township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.44% females and 46.56% males in Rush township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
The Rush township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 87.1:100 i.e. 87.1 men to 100 women (0.871).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 221.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 311.

Rush township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rush township population: 93.61% are White, 0.15% are some other race and 6.24% are multiracial.
Rush township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,374 (98.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rush township is White with a population of 3,195 (93.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,723 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rush township's population decreased by 312 (8.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rush township's population increased by 6 (0.18%), 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, Rush township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,246.