Forest Lake Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,124

Total Population

53.2

Median age

47.33%

Female population %

111.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forest Lake township is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest Lake township's population under 18 was 16.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest Lake township, 11.39% were under the age of 15, 16.46% aged 15 to 29, 47.33% aged 30 to 64, 21.62% aged 65 to 84, and 3.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 less females than males in Forest Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.33% females and 52.67% males in Forest Lake Township, Pennsylvania.
The Forest Lake Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 111.3:100 i.e. 111.3 men to 100 women (1.113).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 79.

Forest Lake township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest Lake township population: 95.91% are White, 2.76% are some other race and 1.33% are multiracial.
Forest Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,08 (96.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest Lake township is White with a population of 1,078 (95.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,196 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Forest Lake township's population increased by 6 (0.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest Lake township's population decreased by 86 (7.19%), 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, Forest Lake township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,098.