Thornhurst Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

944

Total Population

51.9

Median age

52.12%

Female population %

91.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thornhurst township is 51.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thornhurst township's population under 18 was 18.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thornhurst township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thornhurst township, 14.83% were under the age of 15, 13.35% aged 15 to 29, 48.94% aged 30 to 64, 22.25% aged 65 to 84, and 0.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Thornhurst township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.12% females and 47.88% males in Thornhurst Township, Pennsylvania.
The Thornhurst Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 91.9:100 i.e. 91.9 men to 100 women (0.919).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 74.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 54.

Thornhurst township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Thornhurst township population: 94.07% are White, 0.53% are Black or African American and 5.40% are multiracial.
Thornhurst township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 912 (96.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thornhurst township is White with a population of 888 (94.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,080 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Thornhurst township's population increased by 285 (35.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thornhurst township's population decreased by 74 (6.85%), 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, Thornhurst township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 795.