Leroy Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

553

Total Population

44.8

Median age

49.73%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

63.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Leroy township is 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leroy township's population under 18 was 23.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leroy township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leroy township, 16.27% were under the age of 15, 18.44% aged 15 to 29, 42.86% aged 30 to 64, 21.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 less females than males in Leroy township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.73% females and 50.27% males in Leroy Township, Pennsylvania.
The Leroy 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 50-54 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 35.

Leroy township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Leroy township population: 95.12% are White, 0.54% are some other race and 4.34% are multiracial.
Leroy township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 549 (99.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leroy township is White with a population of 526 (95.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 724 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Leroy township's population increased by 103 (16.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leroy township's population decreased by 87 (12.05%), 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, Leroy township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 613.