Liberty township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,519

Total Population

48.1

Median age

48.91%

Female population %

104.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

67.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Liberty township is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Liberty township's population under 18 was 17.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Liberty township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Liberty township, 13.82% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 41.28% aged 30 to 64, 20.14% aged 65 to 84, and 6.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 33 less females than males in Liberty township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.91% females and 51.09% males in Liberty township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
The Liberty township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 104.4:100 i.e. 104.4 men to 100 women (1.044).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 74.

Liberty township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Liberty township population: 96.51% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 1.32% are Asian and 1.91% are some other race.
Liberty township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,511 (99.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Liberty township is White with a population of 1,466 (96.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,424 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Liberty township's population increased by 113 (8.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Liberty township's population decreased by 12 (0.85%), 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, Liberty township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 1,294.