Silver Lake Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,738

Total Population

55.1

Median age

49.94%

Female population %

100.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

51.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Silver Lake township is 55.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver Lake township's population under 18 was 14.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver Lake township, 12.89% were under the age of 15, 16.00% aged 15 to 29, 50.00% aged 30 to 64, 20.66% aged 65 to 84, and 0.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Silver Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.94% females and 50.06% males in Silver Lake Township, Pennsylvania.
The Silver Lake Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.2:100 i.e. 100.2 men to 100 women (1.002).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 160.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 164.

Silver Lake township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver Lake township population: 96.61% are White, 0.46% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.29% are Asian and 2.47% are multiracial.
Silver Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,706 (98.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver Lake township is White with a population of 1,679 (96.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,751 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Silver Lake township's population decreased by 12 (0.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver Lake township's population decreased by 201 (11.71%), 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, Silver Lake township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,500.