Beech Creek Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

846

Total Population

48.0

Median age

49.05%

Female population %

103.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

48.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Beech Creek township is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Beech Creek township's population under 18 was 14.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Beech Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Beech Creek township, 12.41% were under the age of 15, 18.32% aged 15 to 29, 48.82% aged 30 to 64, 17.02% aged 65 to 84, and 3.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Beech Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.05% females and 50.95% males in Beech Creek Township, Pennsylvania.
The Beech Creek Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 103.9:100 i.e. 103.9 men to 100 women (1.039).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 70.

Beech Creek township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Beech Creek township population: 98.11% are White and 1.89% are multiracial.
Beech Creek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 846 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Beech Creek township is White with a population of 83 (98.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,020 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Beech Creek township's population increased by 96 (10.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Beech Creek township's population decreased by 42 (4.15%), 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, Beech Creek township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 916.