Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

20,189

Total Population

43.7

Median age

49.31%

Female population %

102.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

67.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

577

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Whitpain township is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitpain township's population under 18 was 23.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitpain township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitpain township, 18.31% were under the age of 15, 15.88% aged 15 to 29, 43.81% aged 30 to 64, 18.21% aged 65 to 84, and 3.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 279 less females than males in Whitpain township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.31% females and 50.69% males in Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania.
The Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 102.8:100 i.e. 102.8 men to 100 women (1.028).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 794.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 780.

Whitpain township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitpain township population: 77.32% are White, 8.15% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.95% are Asian, 0.77% are some other race and 2.77% are multiracial.
Whitpain township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 577 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,612 (97.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitpain township is White with a population of 15,61 (77.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,387 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Whitpain township's population increased by 320 (1.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitpain township's population increased by 1,438 (7.61%), 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, Whitpain township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 18,571.