Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,921

Total Population

47.8

Median age

55.23%

Female population %

81.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

43.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

243

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper Bern township is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Bern township's population under 18 was 13.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Bern township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Bern township, 10.26% were under the age of 15, 24.21% aged 15 to 29, 45.39% aged 30 to 64, 18.90% aged 65 to 84, and 1.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 201 more females than males in Upper Bern township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.23% females and 44.77% males in Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 81.1:100 i.e. 81.1 men to 100 women (0.811).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 164.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 205.

Upper Bern township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Bern township population: 86.88% are White, 0.47% are Asian, 12.02% are some other race and 0.62% are multiracial.
Upper Bern township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 243 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,678 (87.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Bern township is White with a population of 1,669 (86.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,829 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Bern township's population increased by 340 (23.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Bern township's population decreased by 182 (10.17%), 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, Upper Bern township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,449.