Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

32,261

Total Population

44.5

Median age

52.59%

Female population %

90.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

69.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,479

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Macungie township is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Macungie township's population under 18 was 24.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Macungie township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Macungie township, 20.28% were under the age of 15, 12.76% aged 15 to 29, 46.23% aged 30 to 64, 18.13% aged 65 to 84, and 2.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,673 more females than males in Lower Macungie township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.59% females and 47.41% males in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.1:100 i.e. 90.1 men to 100 women (0.901).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 1,404.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,475.

Lower Macungie township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Macungie township population: 85% are White, 3.47% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.81% are Asian, 0.87% are some other race and 6.82% are multiracial.
Lower Macungie township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2,479 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 29,782 (92.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Macungie township is White with a population of 27,423 (85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 32,709 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Macungie township's population increased by 11,456 (59.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Macungie township's population increased by 1,670 (5.43%), 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 Macungie township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 19,293.