Bethel township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,071

Total Population

32.7

Median age

53.62%

Female population %

86.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Bethel township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bethel township is 32.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bethel township's population under 18 was 27.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bethel township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bethel township, 21.89% were under the age of 15, 25.84% aged 15 to 29, 40.68% aged 30 to 64, 10.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 295 more females than males in Bethel township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.62% females and 46.38% males in Bethel township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Bethel township, Berks 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 20-24 years with a population of 278.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 238.

Bethel township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bethel township population: 99.71% are White and 0.29% are Asian.
Bethel township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,055 (99.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bethel township is White with a population of 4,059 (99.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,616 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Bethel township's population decreased by 162 (3.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bethel township's population decreased by 51 (1.24%), 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, Bethel township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,054.