Pike township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,579

Total Population

49.8

Median age

53.77%

Female population %

86:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pike township is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pike township's population under 18 was 18.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pike township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pike township, 15.64% were under the age of 15, 12.35% aged 15 to 29, 48.32% aged 30 to 64, 21.53% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 more females than males in Pike township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.77% females and 46.23% males in Pike township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Pike township, Berks County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 86:100 i.e. 86 men to 100 women (0.860).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 84.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 75.

Pike township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pike township population: 97.53% are White, 0.51% are Asian, 1.01% are some other race and 0.95% are multiracial.
Pike township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,567 (99.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pike township is White with a population of 1,54 (97.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,901 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Pike township's population increased by 79 (4.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pike township's population decreased by 130 (7.55%), 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, Pike township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,591.