Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

33,153

Total Population

37.7

Median age

50.82%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

50.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,334

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper Merion township is 37.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Merion township's population under 18 was 18.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Merion township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Merion township, 16.33% were under the age of 15, 18.54% aged 15 to 29, 47.84% aged 30 to 64, 15.32% aged 65 to 84, and 1.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 541 more females than males in Upper Merion township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.82% females and 49.18% males in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,780.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,759.

Upper Merion township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Merion township population: 69.10% are White, 6.52% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 19.62% are Asian, 1.28% are some other race and 3.47% are multiracial.
Upper Merion township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,334 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 31,819 (95.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Merion township is White with a population of 22,909 (69.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 34,731 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Merion township's population increased by 1,517 (5.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Merion township's population increased by 5,198 (18.29%), 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 Merion township's population was lowest in year 2008 at 26,672.