Thornbury township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,180

Total Population

40.1

Median age

51.32%

Female population %

94.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

43.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

46

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thornbury township is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thornbury township's population under 18 was 21.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thornbury township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thornbury township, 17.64% were under the age of 15, 19.03% aged 15 to 29, 50.82% aged 30 to 64, 11.95% aged 65 to 84, and 0.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 more females than males in Thornbury township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.32% females and 48.68% males in Thornbury township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The Thornbury township, Chester County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 171.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 184.

Thornbury township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thornbury township population: 82.58% are White, 5.88% are Black or African American, 6.79% are Asian, 0.22% are some other race and 4.53% are multiracial.
Thornbury township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,134 (98.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thornbury township is White with a population of 2,626 (82.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,326 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Thornbury township's population increased by 581 (21.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thornbury township's population decreased by 92 (2.81%), 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, Thornbury township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,689.