Barrett Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,058

Total Population

42.4

Median age

46.30%

Female population %

116:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

41.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

961

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Barrett township is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barrett township's population under 18 was 14.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barrett township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barrett township, 12.81% were under the age of 15, 22.33% aged 15 to 29, 48.45% aged 30 to 64, 14.88% aged 65 to 84, and 1.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 300 less females than males in Barrett township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.30% females and 53.70% males in Barrett Township, Pennsylvania.
The Barrett Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 116:100 i.e. 116 men to 100 women (1.160).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 399.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 267.

Barrett township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barrett township population: 71.39% are White, 8.70% are Black or African American, 5.10% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 14.79% are multiracial.
Barrett township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 961 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,097 (76.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barrett township is White with a population of 2,897 (71.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,276 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Barrett township's population increased by 334 (8.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barrett township's population decreased by 165 (3.91%), 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, Barrett township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,883.