Lake township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,025

Total Population

45.0

Median age

53.63%

Female population %

86.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

59.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lake township is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake township's population under 18 was 23.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake township, 20.49% were under the age of 15, 14.72% aged 15 to 29, 48.15% aged 30 to 64, 15.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 147 more females than males in Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.63% females and 46.37% males in Lake township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The Lake township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 86.5:100 i.e. 86.5 men to 100 women (0.865).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 99.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 118.

Lake township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake township population: 95.51% are White, 0.30% are Black or African American, 2.17% are Asian, 0.44% are some other race and 1.58% are multiracial.
Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,012 (99.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake township is White with a population of 1,934 (95.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,079 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Lake township's population increased by 51 (2.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake township's population decreased by 80 (3.85%), 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, Lake township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,953.