Saltlick Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,089

Total Population

49.8

Median age

47.52%

Female population %

110.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

71.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Saltlick township is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Saltlick township's population under 18 was 16.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Saltlick township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Saltlick township, 12.33% were under the age of 15, 20.62% aged 15 to 29, 37.84% aged 30 to 64, 22.50% aged 65 to 84, and 6.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 153 less females than males in Saltlick township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.52% females and 52.48% males in Saltlick Township, Pennsylvania.
The Saltlick Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 110.4:100 i.e. 110.4 men to 100 women (1.104).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 227.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 155.

Saltlick township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Saltlick township population: 99.68% are White, 0.16% are Black or African American and 0.16% are multiracial.
Saltlick township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,089 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Saltlick township is White with a population of 3,079 (99.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,702 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Saltlick township's population decreased by 260 (7.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Saltlick township's population decreased by 405 (11.77%), 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, Saltlick township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,981.