Reading Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

5,781

Total Population

43.5

Median age

48.49%

Female population %

106.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

99

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Reading township is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Reading township's population under 18 was 20.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Reading township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Reading township, 16.35% were under the age of 15, 20.38% aged 15 to 29, 46.84% aged 30 to 64, 16.19% aged 65 to 84, and 0.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 175 less females than males in Reading township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.49% females and 51.51% males in Reading Township, Pennsylvania.
The Reading Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 106.2:100 i.e. 106.2 men to 100 women (1.062).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 396.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 315.

Reading township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Reading township population: 97.35% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 0.52% are some other race and 1.80% are multiracial.
Reading township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 99 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,682 (98.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Reading township is White with a population of 5,628 (97.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,896 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Reading township's population increased by 738 (14.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Reading township's population increased by 18 (0.31%), 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, Reading township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,044.