Lake township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,870

Total Population

50.3

Median age

47.70%

Female population %

109.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lake township is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake township's population under 18 was 11.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake township, 8.28% were under the age of 15, 20.99% aged 15 to 29, 43.55% aged 30 to 64, 22.92% aged 65 to 84, and 4.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 224 less females than males in Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.70% females and 52.30% males in Lake township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
The Lake township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 109.6:100 i.e. 109.6 men to 100 women (1.096).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 335.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 263.

Lake township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake township population: 94.80% are White, 0.86% are Black or African American, 0.60% are Asian, 0.31% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.
Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,866 (99.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake township is White with a population of 4,617 (94.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,255 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Lake township's population increased by 880 (20.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake township's population decreased by 394 (7.50%), 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, Lake township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,374.