Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,553

Total Population

48.3

Median age

53.11%

Female population %

88.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

78.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Longswamp township is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Longswamp township's population under 18 was 23.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Longswamp township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Longswamp township, 19.77% were under the age of 15, 11.62% aged 15 to 29, 44.46% aged 30 to 64, 20.40% aged 65 to 84, and 3.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 345 more females than males in Longswamp township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.11% females and 46.89% males in Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania.
The Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88.3:100 i.e. 88.3 men to 100 women (0.883).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 263.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 307.

Longswamp township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Longswamp township population: 97.21% are White, 0.49% are Black or African American, 0.14% are Asian, 1.76% are some other race and 0.40% are multiracial.
Longswamp township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,373 (96.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Longswamp township is White with a population of 5,398 (97.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,781 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Longswamp township's population increased by 313 (5.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Longswamp township's population decreased by 89 (1.57%), 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, Longswamp township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,339.