Wilmington township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,140

Total Population

45.4

Median age

51.58%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

77.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilmington township is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilmington township's population under 18 was 23.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilmington township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilmington township, 21.84% were under the age of 15, 12.46% aged 15 to 29, 43.95% aged 30 to 64, 19.39% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Wilmington township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.58% females and 48.42% males in Wilmington township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
The Wilmington township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 70.

Wilmington township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilmington township population: 98.33% are White and 1.67% are multiracial.
Wilmington township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,14 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilmington township is White with a population of 1,121 (98.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,437 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Wilmington township's population increased by 343 (32.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilmington township's population decreased by 5 (0.35%), 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, Wilmington township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,070.