Sheffield Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,547

Total Population

48.2

Median age

46.41%

Female population %

115.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sheffield township is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sheffield township's population under 18 was 20.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sheffield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sheffield township, 14.22% were under the age of 15, 18.10% aged 15 to 29, 44.09% aged 30 to 64, 21.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 111 less females than males in Sheffield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.41% females and 53.59% males in Sheffield Township, Pennsylvania.
The Sheffield Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 115.5:100 i.e. 115.5 men to 100 women (1.155).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 128.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 86.

Sheffield township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Sheffield township population: 97.41% are White, 2.20% are Black or African American and 0.39% are multiracial.
Sheffield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,495 (96.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sheffield township is White with a population of 1,507 (97.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,323 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sheffield township's population decreased by 205 (8.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sheffield township's population decreased by 273 (12.89%), 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, Sheffield township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,805.