Lower Southampton Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

20,410

Total Population

45.5

Median age

52.98%

Female population %

88.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

456

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Southampton township is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Southampton township's population under 18 was 17.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Southampton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Southampton township, 14.40% were under the age of 15, 16.86% aged 15 to 29, 48.65% aged 30 to 64, 18.50% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,218 more females than males in Lower Southampton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.98% females and 47.02% males in Lower Southampton Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Southampton Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88.7:100 i.e. 88.7 men to 100 women (0.887).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,040.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,033.

Lower Southampton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Southampton township population: 88.99% are White, 2.16% are Black or African American, 4.21% are Asian, 0.50% are some other race and 4.14% are multiracial.
Lower Southampton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 456 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,954 (97.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Southampton township is White with a population of 18,163 (88.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,601 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Southampton township's population decreased by 419 (2.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Southampton township's population increased by 1,676 (8.86%), 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 Southampton township's population was lowest in year 2013 at 18,910.