Bessemer, PA Population

Overview

978

Total Population

46.5

Median age

51.53%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

45.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Bessemer is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bessemer's population under 18 was 20.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bessemer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bessemer, 12.99% were under the age of 15, 23.82% aged 15 to 29, 45.09% aged 30 to 64, 13.39% aged 65 to 84, and 4.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Bessemer:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.53% females and 48.47% males in Bessemer, PA.
The Bessemer, PA gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 73.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 74.

Bessemer's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Bessemer population: 94.07% are White and 5.93% are multiracial.
Bessemer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 976 (99.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bessemer is White with a population of 92 (94.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,177 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bessemer's population decreased by 70 (5.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bessemer's population decreased by 35 (3.16%), 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, Bessemer's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,052.