Nelson Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

461

Total Population

50.5

Median age

48.59%

Female population %

105.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

57.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nelson township is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nelson township's population under 18 was 20.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nelson township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nelson township, 13.88% were under the age of 15, 17.35% aged 15 to 29, 45.99% aged 30 to 64, 21.91% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 less females than males in Nelson township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.59% females and 51.41% males in Nelson Township, Pennsylvania.
The Nelson Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 105.8:100 i.e. 105.8 men to 100 women (1.058).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 42.

Nelson township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Nelson township population: 95.66% are White, 0.65% are Black or African American, 1.30% are some other race and 2.39% are multiracial.
Nelson township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 451 (97.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nelson township is White with a population of 441 (95.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 581 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Nelson township's population decreased by 8 (1.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nelson township's population decreased by 22 (3.87%), 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, Nelson township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 546.