Centre township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,128

Total Population

44.2

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

49.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

157

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Centre township is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Centre township's population under 18 was 21.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Centre township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Centre township, 16.42% were under the age of 15, 17.08% aged 15 to 29, 49.64% aged 30 to 64, 15.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 more females than males in Centre township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Centre township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Centre township, Berks County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 214.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 253.

Centre township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Centre township population: 94.89% are White, 2.33% are some other race and 2.79% are multiracial.
Centre township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 157 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,971 (96.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Centre township is White with a population of 3,917 (94.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,278 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Centre township's population increased by 447 (12.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Centre township's population increased by 26 (0.63%), 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, Centre township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,653.