Upper Southampton Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

15,249

Total Population

50.3

Median age

50.27%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper Southampton township is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Southampton township's population under 18 was 15.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Southampton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Southampton township, 12.82% were under the age of 15, 15.12% aged 15 to 29, 45.68% aged 30 to 64, 21.71% aged 65 to 84, and 4.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 81 more females than males in Upper Southampton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.27% females and 49.73% males in Upper Southampton Township, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Southampton Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 780.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 694.

Upper Southampton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Southampton township population: 94.26% are White, 0.49% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.58% are Asian, 2.17% are some other race and 0.45% are multiracial.
Upper Southampton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,849 (97.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Southampton township is White with a population of 14,374 (94.26% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,806 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Southampton township's population decreased by 662 (4.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Southampton township's population increased by 113 (0.75%), 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 Southampton township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 14,947.