Lewis township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,859

Total Population

45.3

Median age

51.69%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lewis township is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lewis township's population under 18 was 24.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lewis township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lewis township, 18.93% were under the age of 15, 13.39% aged 15 to 29, 48.14% aged 30 to 64, 17.37% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 63 more females than males in Lewis township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.69% females and 48.31% males in Lewis township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
The Lewis township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 92.

Lewis township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lewis township population: 98.82% are White, 0.75% are Asian and 0.43% are multiracial.
Lewis township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,849 (99.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lewis township is White with a population of 1,837 (98.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,937 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Lewis township's population increased by 48 (2.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lewis township's population increased by 23 (1.20%), 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, Lewis township's population was lowest in year 2007 at 1,824.