New Britain Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

12,197

Total Population

44.7

Median age

52.53%

Female population %

90.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

54.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

279

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in New Britain township is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Britain township's population under 18 was 21.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Britain township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Britain township, 17.74% were under the age of 15, 16.04% aged 15 to 29, 48.58% aged 30 to 64, 15.26% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 617 more females than males in New Britain township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.53% females and 47.47% males in New Britain Township, Pennsylvania.
The New Britain Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.4:100 i.e. 90.4 men to 100 women (0.904).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 571.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 621.

New Britain township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Britain township population: 91.19% are White, 2.25% are Black or African American, 3.90% are Asian, 0.04% are some other race and 2.62% are multiracial.
New Britain township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 279 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,918 (97.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Britain township is White with a population of 11,123 (91.19% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,339 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, New Britain township's population increased by 479 (4.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Britain township's population increased by 1,173 (10.51%), 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, New Britain township's population was lowest in year 2004 at 10,636.