Salem township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,045

Total Population

54.0

Median age

49.25%

Female population %

103.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

283

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Salem township is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Salem township's population under 18 was 12.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Salem township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Salem township, 10.75% were under the age of 15, 12.98% aged 15 to 29, 47.89% aged 30 to 64, 25.14% aged 65 to 84, and 3.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 less females than males in Salem township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.25% females and 50.75% males in Salem township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The Salem township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 103.1:100 i.e. 103.1 men to 100 women (1.031).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 338.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 279.

Salem township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Salem township population: 95.60% are White, 0.57% are some other race and 3.83% are multiracial.
Salem township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 283 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,762 (93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Salem township is White with a population of 3,867 (95.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,260 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Salem township's population increased by 152 (3.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Salem township's population decreased by 238 (5.59%), 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, Salem township's population was lowest in year 2008 at 3,978.