Lower Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,449

Total Population

52.0

Median age

51.48%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

70.1

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

The median age in Lower Mahanoy township is 52.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Mahanoy township's population under 18 was 18.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Mahanoy township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Mahanoy township, 12.56% were under the age of 15, 14.91% aged 15 to 29, 43.89% aged 30 to 64, 24.78% aged 65 to 84, and 3.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43 more females than males in Lower Mahanoy township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.48% females and 48.52% males in Lower Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 71.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 70.

Lower Mahanoy township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Mahanoy township population: 99.38% are White and 0.62% are multiracial.
Lower Mahanoy 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 1,449 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Mahanoy township is White with a population of 1,44 (99.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,815 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Mahanoy township's population decreased by 48 (2.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Mahanoy township's population decreased by 51 (3.04%), 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 Mahanoy township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,613.