Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

16,863

Total Population

42.6

Median age

49.96%

Female population %

100.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

50.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

839

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper Saucon township is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Saucon township's population under 18 was 20.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Saucon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Saucon township, 15.78% were under the age of 15, 18.98% aged 15 to 29, 47.59% aged 30 to 64, 15.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Upper Saucon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.96% females and 50.04% males in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.2:100 i.e. 100.2 men to 100 women (1.002).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 821.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 809.

Upper Saucon township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Saucon township population: 88.71% are White, 0.79% are Black or African American, 2.57% are Asian, 2.07% are some other race and 5.86% are multiracial.
Upper Saucon township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 839 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,024 (95.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Saucon township is White with a population of 14,959 (88.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,315 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Saucon township's population increased by 2,766 (22.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Saucon township's population increased by 2,134 (14.37%), 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 Saucon township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 12,080.