Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

11,071

Total Population

46.3

Median age

50.92%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

80.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

792

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Saucon township is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Saucon township's population under 18 was 23.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Saucon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Saucon township, 19.69% were under the age of 15, 10.22% aged 15 to 29, 45.27% aged 30 to 64, 21.06% aged 65 to 84, and 3.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 203 more females than males in Lower Saucon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.92% females and 49.08% males in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 501.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 571.

Lower Saucon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Saucon township population: 90.92% are White, 1.82% are Black or African American, 2.29% are Asian, 0.43% are some other race and 4.53% are multiracial.
Lower Saucon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 792 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,279 (92.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Saucon township is White with a population of 10,066 (90.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,587 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Saucon township's population increased by 599 (5.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Saucon township's population increased by 303 (2.81%), 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 Saucon township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,178.