Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,078

Total Population

56.5

Median age

46.81%

Female population %

113.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

91.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

235

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lackawaxen township is 56.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lackawaxen township's population under 18 was 13.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lackawaxen township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 38.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lackawaxen township, 9.43% were under the age of 15, 15.38% aged 15 to 29, 36.75% aged 30 to 64, 34.03% aged 65 to 84, and 4.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 324 less females than males in Lackawaxen township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.81% females and 53.19% males in Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 113.6:100 i.e. 113.6 men to 100 women (1.136).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 293.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 384.

Lackawaxen township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lackawaxen township population: 93.40% are White, 1.22% are Black or African American, 2.50% are Asian, 2.70% are some other race and 0.18% are multiracial.
Lackawaxen township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 235 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,843 (95.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lackawaxen township is White with a population of 4,743 (93.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,660 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lackawaxen township's population increased by 871 (20.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lackawaxen township's population increased by 39 (0.77%), 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, Lackawaxen township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,170.