Forkston Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

324

Total Population

41.7

Median age

54.01%

Female population %

85.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

59.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forkston township is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forkston township's population under 18 was 20.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forkston township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forkston township, 14.81% were under the age of 15, 21.91% aged 15 to 29, 40.74% aged 30 to 64, 17.90% aged 65 to 84, and 4.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Forkston township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.01% females and 45.99% males in Forkston Township, Pennsylvania.
The Forkston Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 85.1:100 i.e. 85.1 men to 100 women (0.851).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 29.

Forkston township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forkston township population: 95.68% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 1.54% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.62% are some other race and 1.85% are multiracial.
Forkston township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 318 (98.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forkston township is White with a population of 31 (95.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 398 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Forkston township's population increased by 6 (1.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forkston township's population decreased by 89 (22.53%), 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, Forkston township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 305.