Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

12,239

Total Population

39.0

Median age

48.28%

Female population %

107.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

57.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

71

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Pottsgrove township is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Pottsgrove township's population under 18 was 26.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Pottsgrove township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Pottsgrove township, 20.11% were under the age of 15, 18.41% aged 15 to 29, 45.28% aged 30 to 64, 13.42% aged 65 to 84, and 2.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 421 less females than males in Lower Pottsgrove township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.28% females and 51.72% males in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 107.1:100 i.e. 107.1 men to 100 women (1.071).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 566.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 571.

Lower Pottsgrove township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Pottsgrove township population: 81% are White, 12.30% are Black or African American, 1.49% are Asian, 1.08% are some other race and 4.13% are multiracial.
Lower Pottsgrove township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 71 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,529 (94.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Pottsgrove township is White with a population of 9,914 (81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,409 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Pottsgrove township's population increased by 827 (7.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Pottsgrove township's population increased by 139 (1.15%), 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 Pottsgrove township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,265.