Williams township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,497

Total Population

49.1

Median age

51.87%

Female population %

92.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

108

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Williams township is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Williams township's population under 18 was 21.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Williams township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Williams township, 17.27% were under the age of 15, 12.44% aged 15 to 29, 50.08% aged 30 to 64, 17.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 243 more females than males in Williams township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.87% females and 48.13% males in Williams township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
The Williams township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.8:100 i.e. 92.8 men to 100 women (0.928).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 415.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 392.

Williams township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Williams township population: 85.67% are White, 4.88% are Black or African American, 8.40% are Asian and 1.05% are multiracial.
Williams township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 108 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,389 (98.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Williams township is White with a population of 5,566 (85.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,575 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Williams township's population increased by 1,370 (30.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Williams township's population increased by 683 (11.60%), 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, Williams township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,520.