Walker township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,794

Total Population

38.3

Median age

51.83%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

59.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

304

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Walker township is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Walker township's population under 18 was 24.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Walker township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Walker township, 21.62% were under the age of 15, 17.22% aged 15 to 29, 45.35% aged 30 to 64, 14.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 102 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 51.83% females and 48.17% males in Walker township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
The Walker township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 126.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 163.

Walker township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Walker township population: 95.35% are White, 0.64% are Asian and 4.01% are multiracial.
Walker township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 304 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,49 (89.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Walker township is White with a population of 2,664 (95.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,798 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Walker township's population increased by 155 (5.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Walker township's population increased by 56 (2.04%), 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 2001 at 2,579.