Perry township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,337

Total Population

46.9

Median age

49.81%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

43

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Perry township is 46.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perry township's population under 18 was 16.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perry township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perry township, 13.18% were under the age of 15, 17.59% aged 15 to 29, 47.75% aged 30 to 64, 20.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9 less females than males in Perry township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.81% females and 50.19% males in Perry township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Perry township, Berks County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 130.

Perry township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Perry township population: 97.18% are White, 0.17% are Asian, 0.64% are some other race and 2.01% are multiracial.
Perry township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 43 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,294 (98.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perry township is White with a population of 2,271 (97.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,626 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Perry township's population decreased by 117 (4.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perry township's population increased by 54 (2.23%), 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, Perry township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 2,419.