Lehigh township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

10,760

Total Population

49.0

Median age

48.36%

Female population %

106.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

133

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lehigh township is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lehigh township's population under 18 was 16.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lehigh township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lehigh township, 13.43% were under the age of 15, 16.26% aged 15 to 29, 48.33% aged 30 to 64, 18.49% aged 65 to 84, and 3.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 354 less females than males in Lehigh township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.36% females and 51.64% males in Lehigh township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
The Lehigh township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 106.8:100 i.e. 106.8 men to 100 women (1.068).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 616.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 537.

Lehigh township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lehigh township population: 96.44% are White, 1.01% are Black or African American, 0.16% are Asian, 0.92% are some other race and 1.47% are multiracial.
Lehigh township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 133 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,627 (98.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lehigh township is White with a population of 10,377 (96.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,995 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lehigh township's population increased by 729 (7.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lehigh township's population increased by 253 (2.41%), 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, Lehigh township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,780.