Lower Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,814

Total Population

42.2

Median age

47.68%

Female population %

109.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

523

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Nazareth township is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Nazareth township's population under 18 was 24.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Nazareth township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Nazareth township, 19.23% were under the age of 15, 14.41% aged 15 to 29, 50.44% aged 30 to 64, 14.90% aged 65 to 84, and 1.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 316 less females than males in Lower Nazareth township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.68% females and 52.32% males in Lower Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 109.7:100 i.e. 109.7 men to 100 women (1.097).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 455.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 326.

Lower Nazareth township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Nazareth township population: 87.76% are White, 2.70% are Black or African American, 6.41% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 2.57% are multiracial.
Lower Nazareth township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 523 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,291 (92.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Nazareth township is White with a population of 5,98 (87.76% of the total population).

Lower Nazareth township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 7,151 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Nazareth township's population increased by 438 (8.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Nazareth township's population increased by 1,239 (21.76%), 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 Nazareth township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,255.