Lykens, PA Population

Overview

1,616

Total Population

43.6

Median age

44.31%

Female population %

125.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lykens is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lykens's population under 18 was 21.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lykens's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lykens, 17.82% were under the age of 15, 13.24% aged 15 to 29, 53.28% aged 30 to 64, 13.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 184 less females than males in Lykens:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.31% females and 55.69% males in Lykens, PA.
The Lykens, PA gender ratio is 125.7:100 i.e. 125.7 men to 100 women (1.257).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 147.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 80.

Lykens's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lykens population: 83.54% are White, 0.62% are Black or African American, 2.60% are Asian and 13.24% are multiracial.
Lykens's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,6 (99.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lykens is White with a population of 1,35 (83.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,942 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lykens's population decreased by 161 (8.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lykens's population increased by 89 (5.00%), 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, Lykens's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,770.