Worcester Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,294

Total Population

48.0

Median age

50.65%

Female population %

97.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

74.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

258

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Worcester township is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Worcester township's population under 18 was 22.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Worcester township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Worcester township, 18.38% were under the age of 15, 14.59% aged 15 to 29, 42.82% aged 30 to 64, 20.32% aged 65 to 84, and 3.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 134 more females than males in Worcester township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.65% females and 49.35% males in Worcester Township, Pennsylvania.
The Worcester Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 544.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 668.

Worcester township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Worcester township population: 80.45% are White, 6.27% are Black or African American, 10.54% are Asian, 0.32% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.55% are some other race and 1.87% are multiracial.
Worcester township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 258 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,036 (97.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Worcester township is White with a population of 8,282 (80.45% of the total population).

Worcester township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 10,747 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Worcester township's population increased by 1,887 (24.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Worcester township's population increased by 598 (6.15%), 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, Worcester township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,844.