Walker township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,958

Total Population

46.0

Median age

53.73%

Female population %

86.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.8

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

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

The median age in Walker township is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Walker township's population under 18 was 22.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Walker township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Walker township, 18.54% were under the age of 15, 12.00% aged 15 to 29, 46.88% aged 30 to 64, 17.26% aged 65 to 84, and 5.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 146 more females than males in Walker township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.73% females and 46.27% males in Walker township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
The Walker township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 86.1:100 i.e. 86.1 men to 100 women (0.861).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 89.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 95.

Walker township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Walker township population: 99.23% are White and 0.77% are multiracial.
Walker 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 1,958 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Walker township is White with a population of 1,943 (99.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,972 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Walker township's population increased by 205 (11.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Walker township's population increased by 12 (0.61%), 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, Walker township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,751.