Brecknock township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,621

Total Population

48.5

Median age

49.82%

Female population %

100.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brecknock township is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brecknock township's population under 18 was 19.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brecknock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brecknock township, 15.60% were under the age of 15, 17.44% aged 15 to 29, 47.31% aged 30 to 64, 17.98% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 less females than males in Brecknock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.82% females and 50.18% males in Brecknock township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Brecknock township, Berks County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.7:100 i.e. 100.7 men to 100 women (1.007).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 272.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 305.

Brecknock township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brecknock township population: 96.69% are White, 0.17% are Black or African American, 0.35% are Asian and 2.79% are multiracial.
Brecknock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,569 (98.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brecknock township is White with a population of 4,468 (96.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,945 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Brecknock township's population increased by 172 (3.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brecknock township's population decreased by 42 (0.90%), 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, Brecknock township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,471.