Hanover township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,892

Total Population

41.1

Median age

52.96%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

748

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hanover township is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hanover township's population under 18 was 16.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hanover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hanover township, 13.16% were under the age of 15, 22.25% aged 15 to 29, 43.02% aged 30 to 64, 20.93% aged 65 to 84, and 0.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 112 more females than males in Hanover township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.96% females and 47.04% males in Hanover township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
The Hanover township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 150.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 198.

Hanover township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hanover township population: 67.12% are White, 6.77% are Black or African American, 0.79% are Asian, 16.65% are some other race and 8.67% are multiracial.
Hanover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 748 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,144 (60.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hanover township is White with a population of 1,27 (67.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,867 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Hanover township's population decreased by 210 (11.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hanover township's population increased by 53 (3.24%), 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, Hanover township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,636.