Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

11,982

Total Population

49.3

Median age

54.40%

Female population %

83.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

72.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

288

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Gwynedd township is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Gwynedd township's population under 18 was 20.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Gwynedd township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Gwynedd township, 16.37% were under the age of 15, 15.23% aged 15 to 29, 42.66% aged 30 to 64, 19.87% aged 65 to 84, and 5.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,054 more females than males in Lower Gwynedd township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.40% females and 45.60% males in Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 83.8:100 i.e. 83.8 men to 100 women (0.838).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 492.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 602.

Lower Gwynedd township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Gwynedd township population: 75.54% are White, 5.48% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 14.05% are Asian, 0.80% are some other race and 4.01% are multiracial.
Lower Gwynedd township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 288 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,694 (97.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Gwynedd township is White with a population of 9,051 (75.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,214 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Gwynedd township's population increased by 1,011 (9.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Gwynedd township's population increased by 652 (5.71%), 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, Lower Gwynedd township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,408.