South Abington Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

9,455

Total Population

37.6

Median age

52.96%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

67.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

98

Hispanic population

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

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Age

South Abington township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in South Abington township is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
South Abington township's population under 18 was 25.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
South Abington township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in South Abington township, 20.74% were under the age of 15, 20.07% aged 15 to 29, 39.48% aged 30 to 64, 15.79% aged 65 to 84, and 3.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 559 more females than males in South Abington township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.96% females and 47.04% males in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania.
The South Abington Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 472.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 402.

South Abington township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of South Abington township population: 88.92% are White, 3.70% are Black or African American, 5.95% are Asian, 0.21% are some other race and 1.22% are multiracial.
South Abington township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 98 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,357 (98.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in South Abington township is White with a population of 8,407 (88.92% of the total population).

South Abington township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 9,530 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, South Abington township's population increased by 336 (3.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, South Abington township's population increased by 535 (5.95%), 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, South Abington township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,651.