Wright Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,715

Total Population

45.9

Median age

52.14%

Female population %

91.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

59.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

182

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wright township is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wright township's population under 18 was 17.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wright township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wright township, 14.05% were under the age of 15, 17.17% aged 15 to 29, 45.39% aged 30 to 64, 19.72% aged 65 to 84, and 3.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 245 more females than males in Wright township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.14% females and 47.86% males in Wright Township, Pennsylvania.
The Wright Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 91.8:100 i.e. 91.8 men to 100 women (0.918).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 322.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 268.

Wright township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wright township population: 96.20% are White, 0.23% are Black or African American, 1.71% are Asian, 0.73% are some other race and 1.12% are multiracial.
Wright township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 182 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,533 (96.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wright township is White with a population of 5,498 (96.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,880 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Wright township's population increased by 83 (1.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wright township's population increased by 45 (0.79%), 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, Wright township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,587.