Upper Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,845

Total Population

39.0

Median age

47.19%

Female population %

111.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

36.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

253

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper Pottsgrove township is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Pottsgrove township's population under 18 was 20.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Pottsgrove township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Pottsgrove township, 15.71% were under the age of 15, 20.15% aged 15 to 29, 52.92% aged 30 to 64, 9.10% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 329 less females than males in Upper Pottsgrove township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.19% females and 52.81% males in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 111.9:100 i.e. 111.9 men to 100 women (1.119).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 349.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 332.

Upper Pottsgrove township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Pottsgrove township population: 87.97% are White, 3.66% are Black or African American, 2.43% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 5.37% are multiracial.
Upper Pottsgrove township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 253 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,592 (95.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Pottsgrove township is White with a population of 5,142 (87.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,961 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Pottsgrove township's population increased by 1,205 (28.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Pottsgrove township's population increased by 495 (9.19%), 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 Pottsgrove township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,181.