Thompson township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

403

Total Population

53.8

Median age

46.40%

Female population %

115.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

49.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thompson township is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thompson township's population under 18 was 11.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thompson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thompson township, 8.19% were under the age of 15, 14.64% aged 15 to 29, 52.36% aged 30 to 64, 18.61% aged 65 to 84, and 6.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 less females than males in Thompson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.40% females and 53.60% males in Thompson township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
The Thompson township, Susquehanna County, 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 55-59 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 23.

Thompson township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Thompson township population: 98.26% are White, 0.99% are Black or African American and 0.74% are multiracial.
Thompson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 388 (96.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thompson township is White with a population of 396 (98.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 456 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Thompson township's population decreased by 27 (6.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thompson township's population increased by 26 (6.31%), 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, Thompson township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 379.