Briar Creek Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,993

Total Population

50.1

Median age

50.89%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

57.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Briar Creek township is 50.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Briar Creek township's population under 18 was 13.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Briar Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Briar Creek township, 10.29% were under the age of 15, 14.57% aged 15 to 29, 49.05% aged 30 to 64, 23.02% aged 65 to 84, and 3.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 more females than males in Briar Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.89% females and 49.11% males in Briar Creek Township, Pennsylvania.
The Briar Creek Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 247.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 179.

Briar Creek township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Briar Creek township population: 97.66% are White and 2.34% are Black or African American.
Briar Creek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,976 (99.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Briar Creek township is White with a population of 2,923 (97.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,027 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Briar Creek township's population increased by 253 (9.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Briar Creek township's population decreased by 30 (0.99%), 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, Briar Creek township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 2,757.