Penn township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,929

Total Population

53.9

Median age

50.13%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

47.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

177

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Penn township is 53.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Penn township's population under 18 was 15.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Penn township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Penn township, 11.98% were under the age of 15, 13.95% aged 15 to 29, 53.65% aged 30 to 64, 19.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Penn township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.13% females and 49.87% males in Penn township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Penn township, Berks County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 133.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 202.

Penn township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Penn township population: 95.08% are White, 2.13% are Black or African American, 0.93% are some other race and 1.87% are multiracial.
Penn township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 177 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,752 (90.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Penn township is White with a population of 1,834 (95.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,228 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Penn township's population decreased by 9 (0.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Penn township's population increased by 98 (4.86%), 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, Penn township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 2,017.