Lower Chichester Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,410

Total Population

33.8

Median age

57.30%

Female population %

74.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

42.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Lower Chichester township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lower Chichester township is 33.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Chichester township's population under 18 was 25.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Chichester township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Chichester township, 21.47% were under the age of 15, 21.41% aged 15 to 29, 48.65% aged 30 to 64, 6.80% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 498 more females than males in Lower Chichester township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.30% females and 42.70% males in Lower Chichester Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Chichester Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 74.5:100 i.e. 74.5 men to 100 women (0.745).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 176.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 234.

Lower Chichester township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Chichester township population: 75.78% are White, 20.06% are Black or African American, 1.32% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 2.29% are multiracial.
Lower Chichester township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,38 (99.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Chichester township is White with a population of 2,584 (75.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,588 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Chichester township's population decreased by 112 (3.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Chichester township's population decreased by 57 (1.64%), 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 Chichester township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,391.