Upper Leacock Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,930

Total Population

34.3

Median age

51.57%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

57.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

845

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Upper Leacock township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Upper Leacock township is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Leacock township's population under 18 was 29.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Leacock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Leacock township, 22.64% were under the age of 15, 21.86% aged 15 to 29, 41.46% aged 30 to 64, 12.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 280 more females than males in Upper Leacock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.57% females and 48.43% males in Upper Leacock Township, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Leacock Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 455.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 486.

Upper Leacock township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Leacock township population: 85.92% are White, 4.14% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.24% are Asian, 1.55% are some other race and 3.82% are multiracial.
Upper Leacock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 845 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,085 (90.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Leacock township is White with a population of 7,673 (85.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,943 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Leacock township's population increased by 470 (5.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Leacock township's population increased by 172 (1.97%), 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, Upper Leacock township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,268.