Lower Augusta Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,297

Total Population

43.9

Median age

49.27%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Augusta township is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Augusta township's population under 18 was 21.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Augusta township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Augusta township, 18.20% were under the age of 15, 14.42% aged 15 to 29, 47.34% aged 30 to 64, 18.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 less females than males in Lower Augusta township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.27% females and 50.73% males in Lower Augusta Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Augusta Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 80.

Lower Augusta township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Augusta township population: 99.69% are White and 0.31% are Asian.
Lower Augusta township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,297 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Augusta township is White with a population of 1,293 (99.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,102 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Augusta township's population decreased by 23 (2.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Augusta township's population decreased by 23 (2.16%), 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, Lower Augusta township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,017.