East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

18,356

Total Population

52.8

Median age

52.12%

Female population %

91.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

81.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

496

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in East Goshen township is 52.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
East Goshen township's population under 18 was 13.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
East Goshen township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in East Goshen township, 10.66% were under the age of 15, 14.67% aged 15 to 29, 40.31% aged 30 to 64, 28.73% aged 65 to 84, and 5.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 778 more females than males in East Goshen township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.12% females and 47.88% males in East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania.
The East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 91.9:100 i.e. 91.9 men to 100 women (0.919).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 733.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,120.

East Goshen township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of East Goshen township population: 92.81% are White, 2.79% are Black or African American, 2.27% are Asian, 0.28% are some other race and 1.85% are multiracial.
East Goshen township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 496 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,86 (97.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in East Goshen township is White with a population of 17,037 (92.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,423 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, East Goshen township's population increased by 878 (5.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, East Goshen township's population increased by 392 (2.18%), 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, East Goshen township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,122.