Brighton Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,768

Total Population

43.6

Median age

48.95%

Female population %

104.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

72.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

142

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brighton township is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brighton township's population under 18 was 25.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brighton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brighton township, 21.70% were under the age of 15, 12.25% aged 15 to 29, 45.73% aged 30 to 64, 17.64% aged 65 to 84, and 2.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 184 less females than males in Brighton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.95% females and 51.05% males in Brighton Township, Pennsylvania.
The Brighton Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 104.3:100 i.e. 104.3 men to 100 women (1.043).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 425.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 454.

Brighton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brighton township population: 96.72% are White, 0.98% are Black or African American, 0.23% are Asian, 0.21% are some other race and 1.87% are multiracial.
Brighton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 142 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,626 (98.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brighton township is White with a population of 8,48 (96.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,781 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Brighton township's population increased by 251 (3.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brighton township's population increased by 544 (6.60%), 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, Brighton township's population was lowest in year 2005 at 7,869.