Vernon Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,374

Total Population

53.6

Median age

54.13%

Female population %

84.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

42

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Vernon township is 53.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vernon township's population under 18 was 16.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vernon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vernon township, 12.39% were under the age of 15, 10.63% aged 15 to 29, 47.32% aged 30 to 64, 25.14% aged 65 to 84, and 4.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 444 more females than males in Vernon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.13% females and 45.87% males in Vernon Township, Pennsylvania.
The Vernon Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 84.7:100 i.e. 84.7 men to 100 women (0.847).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 314.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 347.

Vernon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Vernon township population: 94.73% are White, 0.95% are Black or African American, 1.62% are Asian and 2.70% are multiracial.
Vernon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 42 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,332 (99.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vernon township is White with a population of 5,091 (94.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,620 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Vernon township's population increased by 130 (2.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vernon township's population decreased by 318 (5.66%), 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, Vernon township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,261.