Skippack Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

14,151

Total Population

45.4

Median age

35.86%

Female population %

178.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

617

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Skippack township is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Skippack township's population under 18 was 18.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Skippack township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Skippack township, 14.97% were under the age of 15, 12.72% aged 15 to 29, 56.07% aged 30 to 64, 15.04% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,001 less females than males in Skippack township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 35.86% females and 64.14% males in Skippack Township, Pennsylvania.
The Skippack Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 178.8:100 i.e. 178.8 men to 100 women (1.788).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 901.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 510.

Skippack township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Skippack township population: 71.70% are White, 18.77% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.16% are Asian, 3.11% are some other race and 1.17% are multiracial.
Skippack township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 617 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,534 (95.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Skippack township is White with a population of 10,146 (71.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,010 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Skippack township's population increased by 4,206 (44.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Skippack township's population increased by 645 (4.69%), 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, Skippack township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,541.