Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

11,482

Total Population

51.5

Median age

54.71%

Female population %

82.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

83.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

643

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Loyalsock township is 51.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Loyalsock township's population under 18 was 18.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Loyalsock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Loyalsock township, 15.74% were under the age of 15, 13.40% aged 15 to 29, 41.22% aged 30 to 64, 22.53% aged 65 to 84, and 7.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,082 more females than males in Loyalsock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.71% females and 45.29% males in Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania.
The Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 82.8:100 i.e. 82.8 men to 100 women (0.828).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 524.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 657.

Loyalsock township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Loyalsock township population: 88.95% are White, 5.35% are Black or African American, 0.14% are Asian, 0.07% are some other race and 5.50% are multiracial.
Loyalsock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 643 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,839 (94.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Loyalsock township is White with a population of 10,213 (88.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,556 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Loyalsock township's population increased by 167 (1.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Loyalsock township's population increased by 508 (4.60%), 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, Loyalsock township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 10,714.