Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,323

Total Population

44.6

Median age

55.89%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

68

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilkins township is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilkins township's population under 18 was 16.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilkins township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilkins township, 14.63% were under the age of 15, 16.53% aged 15 to 29, 42.91% aged 30 to 64, 22.66% aged 65 to 84, and 3.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 745 more females than males in Wilkins township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.89% females and 44.11% males in Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania.
The Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 247.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 299.

Wilkins township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilkins township population: 69.07% are White, 22.49% are Black or African American, 0.70% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.14% are Asian, 0.25% are some other race and 7.35% are multiracial.
Wilkins township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 68 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,255 (98.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilkins township is White with a population of 4,367 (69.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,978 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilkins township's population decreased by 612 (8.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilkins township's population decreased by 24 (0.38%), 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, Wilkins township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,136.