Brush Creek Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

583

Total Population

54.6

Median age

52.49%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brush Creek township is 54.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brush Creek township's population under 18 was 10.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brush Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brush Creek township, 8.06% were under the age of 15, 13.55% aged 15 to 29, 49.40% aged 30 to 64, 23.50% aged 65 to 84, and 5.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 more females than males in Brush Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.49% females and 47.51% males in Brush Creek Township, Pennsylvania.
The Brush Creek Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 40.

Brush Creek township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Brush Creek township population: 96.23% are White, 2.92% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.69% are multiracial.
Brush Creek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 58 (99.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brush Creek township is White with a population of 561 (96.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 825 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Brush Creek township's population increased by 112 (15.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brush Creek township's population decreased by 89 (10.79%), 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, Brush Creek township's population was lowest in year 2002 at 705.