Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,189

Total Population

41.4

Median age

47.88%

Female population %

108.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

47.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

77

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Wilkes-Barre township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wilkes-Barre township is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilkes-Barre township's population under 18 was 19.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilkes-Barre township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilkes-Barre township, 15.93% were under the age of 15, 19.82% aged 15 to 29, 48.01% aged 30 to 64, 12.86% aged 65 to 84, and 3.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 135 less females than males in Wilkes-Barre township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.88% females and 52.12% males in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania.
The Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 108.8:100 i.e. 108.8 men to 100 women (1.088).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 242.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 155.

Wilkes-Barre township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilkes-Barre township population: 79.77% are White, 8.25% are Black or African American, 3.07% are Asian and 8.91% are multiracial.
Wilkes-Barre township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 77 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,112 (97.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilkes-Barre township is White with a population of 2,544 (79.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,254 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilkes-Barre township's population decreased by 263 (8.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilkes-Barre township's population increased by 220 (7.36%), 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, Wilkes-Barre township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,919.