Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

28,909

Total Population

40.7

Median age

50.91%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,858

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Whitehall township is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitehall township's population under 18 was 19.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitehall township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitehall township, 14.86% were under the age of 15, 20.79% aged 15 to 29, 45.75% aged 30 to 64, 16.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 527 more females than males in Whitehall township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.91% females and 49.09% males in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
The Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,303.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,266.

Whitehall township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitehall township population: 75.86% are White, 6.95% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.81% are Asian, 3.42% are some other race and 9.95% are multiracial.
Whitehall township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5,858 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23,051 (79.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitehall township is White with a population of 21,931 (75.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 29,256 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Whitehall township's population increased by 1,892 (7.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitehall township's population increased by 2,337 (8.71%), 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, Whitehall township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 24,934.