Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

33,141

Total Population

46.3

Median age

50.49%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,474

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Lower Makefield township is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Makefield township's population under 18 was 22.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Makefield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Makefield township, 18.27% were under the age of 15, 13.03% aged 15 to 29, 50.21% aged 30 to 64, 17.08% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 327 more females than males in Lower Makefield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.49% females and 49.51% males in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,482.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,574.

Lower Makefield township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Makefield township population: 87.38% are White, 2.45% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.96% are Asian, 0.97% are some other race and 3.12% are multiracial.
Lower Makefield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,474 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 31,667 (95.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Makefield township is White with a population of 28,958 (87.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 33,299 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Makefield township's population decreased by 126 (0.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Makefield township's population increased by 607 (1.86%), 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 Makefield township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 32,388.