Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,450

Total Population

52.2

Median age

44.49%

Female population %

124.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Towamensing township is 52.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Towamensing township's population under 18 was 16.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Towamensing township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Towamensing township, 13.39% were under the age of 15, 14.61% aged 15 to 29, 50.38% aged 30 to 64, 17.03% aged 65 to 84, and 4.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 490 less females than males in Towamensing township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.49% females and 55.51% males in Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania.
The Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 124.7:100 i.e. 124.7 men to 100 women (1.247).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 308.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 312.

Towamensing township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Towamensing township population: 98.25% are White, 0.58% are Asian and 1.17% are multiracial.
Towamensing township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,45 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Towamensing township is White with a population of 4,372 (98.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,618 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Towamensing township's population increased by 726 (19.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Towamensing township's population decreased by 40 (0.89%), 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, Towamensing township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,747.