Lamar Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,601

Total Population

41.6

Median age

43.94%

Female population %

127.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

57.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lamar township is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lamar township's population under 18 was 25.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lamar township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lamar township, 18.53% were under the age of 15, 21.22% aged 15 to 29, 42.33% aged 30 to 64, 16.11% aged 65 to 84, and 1.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 315 less females than males in Lamar township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.94% females and 56.06% males in Lamar Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lamar Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 127.6:100 i.e. 127.6 men to 100 women (1.276).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 172.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 124.

Lamar township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lamar township population: 98% are White, 1.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 0.04% are multiracial.
Lamar township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,601 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lamar township is White with a population of 2,549 (98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,623 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Lamar township's population increased by 74 (3.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lamar township's population increased by 93 (3.69%), 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, Lamar township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 2,397.