Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,943

Total Population

53.4

Median age

45.91%

Female population %

117.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.0

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

The median age in Lower Mount Bethel township is 53.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Mount Bethel township's population under 18 was 14.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Mount Bethel township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Mount Bethel township, 10.26% were under the age of 15, 12.88% aged 15 to 29, 54.71% aged 30 to 64, 21.44% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 241 less females than males in Lower Mount Bethel township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.91% females and 54.09% males in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 117.8:100 i.e. 117.8 men to 100 women (1.178).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 255.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 194.

Lower Mount Bethel township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Mount Bethel township population: 96.81% are White, 1.53% are Black or African American, 0.37% are Asian and 1.29% are multiracial.
Lower Mount Bethel 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 2,943 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Mount Bethel township is White with a population of 2,849 (96.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,325 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Mount Bethel township's population decreased by 162 (5.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Mount Bethel township's population decreased by 163 (5.29%), 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 Mount Bethel township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,901.