Earl township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,116

Total Population

43.1

Median age

50.80%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

54.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Earl township is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Earl township's population under 18 was 22.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Earl township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Earl township, 18.97% were under the age of 15, 11.62% aged 15 to 29, 53.34% aged 30 to 64, 14.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 more females than males in Earl township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.80% females and 49.20% males in Earl township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Earl township, Berks County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 176.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 276.

Earl township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Earl township population: 98.33% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American and 1.25% are some other race.
Earl township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,077 (98.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Earl township is White with a population of 3,064 (98.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,402 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Earl township's population increased by 163 (5.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Earl township's population decreased by 132 (4.09%), 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, Earl township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,061.