Shrewsbury township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

269

Total Population

58.2

Median age

52.42%

Female population %

90.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

56.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shrewsbury township is 58.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shrewsbury township's population under 18 was 4.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shrewsbury township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shrewsbury township, 3.72% were under the age of 15, 10.04% aged 15 to 29, 53.90% aged 30 to 64, 31.23% aged 65 to 84, and 1.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Shrewsbury township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.42% females and 47.58% males in Shrewsbury township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.
The Shrewsbury township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.8:100 i.e. 90.8 men to 100 women (0.908).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 22.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 24.

Shrewsbury township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shrewsbury township population: 96.28% are White, 1.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.60% are multiracial.
Shrewsbury township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 258 (95.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shrewsbury township is White with a population of 259 (96.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 330 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Shrewsbury township's population decreased by 10 (3.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shrewsbury township's population decreased by 13 (4.09%), 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, Shrewsbury township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 303.