Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,210

Total Population

46.8

Median age

49.97%

Female population %

100.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

55.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheatfield township is 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheatfield township's population under 18 was 18.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheatfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheatfield township, 16.64% were under the age of 15, 12.34% aged 15 to 29, 52.06% aged 30 to 64, 17.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Wheatfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.97% females and 50.03% males in Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania.
The Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.1:100 i.e. 100.1 men to 100 women (1.001).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 170.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 186.

Wheatfield township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheatfield township population: 97.79% are White, 0.19% are Black or African American, 0.44% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 0.97% are multiracial.
Wheatfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,19 (99.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheatfield township is White with a population of 3,139 (97.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,549 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Wheatfield township's population increased by 43 (1.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheatfield township's population decreased by 141 (4.23%), 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, Wheatfield township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,195.