Tunkhannock township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,024

Total Population

45.8

Median age

48.09%

Female population %

108:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tunkhannock township is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tunkhannock township's population under 18 was 20.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tunkhannock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tunkhannock township, 16.43% were under the age of 15, 14.36% aged 15 to 29, 47.49% aged 30 to 64, 19.04% aged 65 to 84, and 2.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 154 less females than males in Tunkhannock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.09% females and 51.91% males in Tunkhannock township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
The Tunkhannock township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 108:100 i.e. 108 men to 100 women (1.080).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 321.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 227.

Tunkhannock township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tunkhannock township population: 94.36% are White, 1.34% are Black or African American, 0.52% are Asian, 0.82% are some other race and 2.96% are multiracial.
Tunkhannock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,944 (98.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tunkhannock township is White with a population of 3,797 (94.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,368 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Tunkhannock township's population increased by 8 (0.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tunkhannock township's population decreased by 315 (7.35%), 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, Tunkhannock township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,963.