Shade Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,459

Total Population

45.4

Median age

48.64%

Female population %

105.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shade township is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shade township's population under 18 was 20.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shade township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shade township, 12.36% were under the age of 15, 19.56% aged 15 to 29, 44.61% aged 30 to 64, 21.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 less females than males in Shade township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.64% females and 51.36% males in Shade Township, Pennsylvania.
The Shade Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 105.6:100 i.e. 105.6 men to 100 women (1.056).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 154.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 135.

Shade township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shade township population: 97.89% are White, 0.57% are Asian and 1.55% are multiracial.
Shade township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,449 (99.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shade township is White with a population of 2,407 (97.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,914 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Shade township's population decreased by 145 (4.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shade township's population decreased by 320 (11.56%), 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, Shade township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,421.