Bern Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

6,621

Total Population

48.5

Median age

42.73%

Female population %

134:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

927

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bern township is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bern township's population under 18 was 12.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bern township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bern township, 9.73% were under the age of 15, 15.75% aged 15 to 29, 49.68% aged 30 to 64, 19.60% aged 65 to 84, and 5.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 963 less females than males in Bern township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.73% females and 57.27% males in Bern Township, Pennsylvania.
The Bern Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 134:100 i.e. 134 men to 100 women (1.340).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 348.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 308.

Bern township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bern township population: 87.72% are White, 5.17% are Black or African American, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.90% are Asian, 1.53% are some other race and 2.07% are multiracial.
Bern township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 927 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,694 (86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bern township is White with a population of 5,808 (87.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,217 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Bern township's population decreased by 22 (0.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bern township's population decreased by 19 (0.28%), 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, Bern township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 6,698.