Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

8,991

Total Population

37.6

Median age

51.91%

Female population %

92.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

43.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

37

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Perkiomen township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Perkiomen township is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perkiomen township's population under 18 was 29.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perkiomen township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perkiomen township, 23.08% were under the age of 15, 16.36% aged 15 to 29, 53.36% aged 30 to 64, 6.44% aged 65 to 84, and 0.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 343 more females than males in Perkiomen township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.91% females and 48.09% males in Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania.
The Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 92.7:100 i.e. 92.7 men to 100 women (0.927).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 460.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 584.

Perkiomen township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Perkiomen township population: 89.04% are White, 1.85% are Black or African American, 4.60% are Asian, 0.54% are some other race and 3.96% are multiracial.
Perkiomen township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,621 (95.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perkiomen township is White with a population of 8,006 (89.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,207 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Perkiomen township's population increased by 2,021 (28.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perkiomen township's population decreased by 179 (1.96%), 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, Perkiomen township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,115.