Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,073

Total Population

48.5

Median age

42.95%

Female population %

132.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

53

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Towamensing township is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Towamensing township's population under 18 was 17.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Towamensing township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Towamensing township, 13.90% were under the age of 15, 13.11% aged 15 to 29, 52.23% aged 30 to 64, 15.72% aged 65 to 84, and 5.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 433 less females than males in Lower Towamensing township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.95% females and 57.05% males in Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 132.8:100 i.e. 132.8 men to 100 women (1.328).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 254.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 215.

Lower Towamensing township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Towamensing township population: 95.15% are White, 1.63% are Black or African American, 0.39% are Asian, 1.46% are some other race and 1.37% are multiracial.
Lower Towamensing township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,02 (98.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Towamensing township is White with a population of 2,924 (95.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,571 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Towamensing township's population increased by 53 (1.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Towamensing township's population decreased by 214 (6.57%), 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 Towamensing township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,045.