South Union Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,842

Total Population

45.6

Median age

53.47%

Female population %

87:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

65.1

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

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

The median age in South Union township is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
South Union township's population under 18 was 19.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
South Union township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in South Union township, 15.38% were under the age of 15, 15.64% aged 15 to 29, 44.91% aged 30 to 64, 19.44% aged 65 to 84, and 4.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 752 more females than males in South Union township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.47% females and 46.53% males in South Union Township, Pennsylvania.
The South Union Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 87:100 i.e. 87 men to 100 women (0.870).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 472.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 557.

South Union township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of South Union township population: 94.25% are White, 2.62% are Black or African American, 1.82% are Asian, 0.54% are some other race and 0.77% are multiracial.
South Union 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 10,813 (99.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in South Union township is White with a population of 10,219 (94.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,288 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, South Union township's population decreased by 601 (5.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, South Union township's population increased by 185 (1.73%), 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, South Union township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,223.