Lower Salford Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

15,801

Total Population

46.4

Median age

49.75%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

42.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

589

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower Salford township is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Salford township's population under 18 was 20.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Salford township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Salford township, 14.21% were under the age of 15, 18.45% aged 15 to 29, 51.51% aged 30 to 64, 11.94% aged 65 to 84, and 3.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 less females than males in Lower Salford township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.75% females and 50.25% males in Lower Salford Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lower Salford Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 884.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 925.

Lower Salford township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Salford township population: 86.78% are White, 4.85% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.97% are Asian, 0.60% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.56% are some other race and 2.20% are multiracial.
Lower Salford township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 589 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,212 (96.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Salford township is White with a population of 13,712 (86.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,038 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Salford township's population increased by 1,947 (14.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Salford township's population increased by 929 (6.21%), 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 Salford township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,020.