Limerick Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

20,280

Total Population

41.0

Median age

52.06%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

50.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

53

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Limerick township is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Limerick township's population under 18 was 22.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Limerick township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Limerick township, 18.93% were under the age of 15, 17.09% aged 15 to 29, 49.20% aged 30 to 64, 13.50% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 836 more females than males in Limerick township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.06% females and 47.94% males in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania.
The Limerick Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 896.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,000.

Limerick township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Limerick township population: 87.72% are White, 2.46% are Black or African American, 5.38% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.54% are some other race and 3.80% are multiracial.
Limerick township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,75 (97.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Limerick township is White with a population of 17,79 (87.72% of the total population).

Limerick township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,948 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Limerick township's population increased by 4,284 (30.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Limerick township's population increased by 2,398 (13.24%), 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, Limerick township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,827.