Lancaster township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

18,320

Total Population

39.2

Median age

54.73%

Female population %

82.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

71.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,108

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lancaster township is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lancaster township's population under 18 was 22.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lancaster township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lancaster township, 19.45% were under the age of 15, 15.38% aged 15 to 29, 43.01% aged 30 to 64, 18.84% aged 65 to 84, and 3.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,734 more females than males in Lancaster township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.73% females and 45.27% males in Lancaster township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Lancaster township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 82.7:100 i.e. 82.7 men to 100 women (0.827).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 796.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,063.

Lancaster township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lancaster township population: 70.32% are White, 7.06% are Black or African American, 5.48% are Asian, 8.62% are some other race and 8.52% are multiracial.
Lancaster township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5,108 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,212 (72.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lancaster township is White with a population of 12,882 (70.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,613 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Lancaster township's population increased by 2,214 (15.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lancaster township's population increased by 2,361 (14.53%), 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, Lancaster township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 14,029.