Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,251

Total Population

42.6

Median age

49.74%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

61.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

88

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wrightstown township is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wrightstown township's population under 18 was 24.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wrightstown township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wrightstown township, 21.38% were under the age of 15, 11.60% aged 15 to 29, 50.20% aged 30 to 64, 15.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 less females than males in Wrightstown township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.74% females and 50.26% males in Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania.
The Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 151.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 169.

Wrightstown township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wrightstown township population: 89.42% are White, 1.60% are Black or African American, 4.77% are Asian, 0.68% are some other race and 3.54% are multiracial.
Wrightstown township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 88 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,163 (97.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wrightstown township is White with a population of 2,907 (89.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,291 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Wrightstown township's population increased by 188 (6.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wrightstown township's population increased by 280 (9.34%), 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, Wrightstown township's population was lowest in year 2004 at 2,797.