Westfield Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

675

Total Population

52.3

Median age

47.41%

Female population %

110.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

70.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Westfield township is 52.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Westfield township's population under 18 was 15.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Westfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Westfield township, 12.89% were under the age of 15, 9.48% aged 15 to 29, 49.19% aged 30 to 64, 23.85% aged 65 to 84, and 4.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 less females than males in Westfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.41% females and 52.59% males in Westfield Township, Pennsylvania.
The Westfield Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 110.9:100 i.e. 110.9 men to 100 women (1.109).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 40.

Westfield township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Westfield township population: 97.33% are White, 1.19% are Asian, 1.04% are some other race and 0.44% are multiracial.
Westfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 67 (99.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Westfield township is White with a population of 657 (97.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,043 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Westfield township's population increased by 182 (21.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Westfield township's population decreased by 47 (4.55%), 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, Westfield township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 840.