Beech Creek, PA Population

Overview

734

Total Population

41.6

Median age

48.09%

Female population %

107.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

51.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Beech Creek is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Beech Creek's population under 18 was 22.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Beech Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Beech Creek, 17.57% were under the age of 15, 20.84% aged 15 to 29, 45.23% aged 30 to 64, 14.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 less females than males in Beech Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.09% females and 51.91% males in Beech Creek, PA.
The Beech Creek, PA gender ratio is 107.9:100 i.e. 107.9 men to 100 women (1.079).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 47.

Beech Creek's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Beech Creek population: 94.41% are White, 1.23% are Black or African American and 4.36% are multiracial.
Beech Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 734 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Beech Creek is White with a population of 693 (94.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 812 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Beech Creek's population decreased by 108 (13.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Beech Creek's population increased by 34 (4.83%), 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, Beech Creek's population was lowest in year 2019 at 692.