Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

9,398

Total Population

45.9

Median age

50.88%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

818

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Swatara township is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Swatara township's population under 18 was 14.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Swatara township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Swatara township, 12.31% were under the age of 15, 20.05% aged 15 to 29, 47.28% aged 30 to 64, 15.94% aged 65 to 84, and 4.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 166 more females than males in Lower Swatara township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.88% females and 49.12% males in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 549.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 608.

Lower Swatara township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Swatara township population: 82.74% are White, 5.60% are Black or African American, 0.44% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.22% are Asian, 6.60% are some other race and 3.40% are multiracial.
Lower Swatara township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 818 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,58 (91.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Swatara township is White with a population of 7,776 (82.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,767 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Swatara township's population increased by 174 (2.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Swatara township's population increased by 1,290 (15.64%), 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 Swatara township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,073.