Shenango township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

7,141

Total Population

52.5

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shenango township is 52.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shenango township's population under 18 was 17.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shenango township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shenango township, 12.62% were under the age of 15, 13.53% aged 15 to 29, 46.98% aged 30 to 64, 25.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 107 more females than males in Shenango township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Shenango township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
The Shenango township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 529.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 397.

Shenango township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shenango township population: 97.09% are White, 0.98% are Black or African American, 0.49% are Asian and 1.44% are multiracial.
Shenango township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,112 (99.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shenango township is White with a population of 6,933 (97.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,623 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Shenango township's population decreased by 110 (1.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shenango township's population decreased by 343 (4.59%), 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, Shenango township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,047.