Lehman township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,362

Total Population

46.6

Median age

50.59%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

52.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

59

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lehman township is 46.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lehman township's population under 18 was 17.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lehman township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lehman township, 13.33% were under the age of 15, 15.65% aged 15 to 29, 50.06% aged 30 to 64, 19.72% aged 65 to 84, and 1.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Lehman township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.59% females and 49.41% males in Lehman township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The Lehman township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 149.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 194.

Lehman township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lehman township population: 96.58% are White, 0.03% are Black or African American, 1.49% are Asian and 1.90% are multiracial.
Lehman township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 59 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,303 (98.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lehman township is White with a population of 3,247 (96.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,534 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lehman township's population increased by 65 (1.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lehman township's population decreased by 127 (3.66%), 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, Lehman township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,342.