Bethany, PA Population

Overview

217

Total Population

56.8

Median age

47.00%

Female population %

112.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

112.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bethany is 56.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bethany's population under 18 was 17.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bethany's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bethany, 12.44% were under the age of 15, 9.22% aged 15 to 29, 37.79% aged 30 to 64, 36.41% aged 65 to 84, and 4.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 less females than males in Bethany:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.00% females and 53.00% males in Bethany, PA.
The Bethany, PA gender ratio is 112.7:100 i.e. 112.7 men to 100 women (1.127).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 23.

Bethany's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bethany population: 98.62% are White, 0.92% are Black or African American and 0.46% are multiracial.
Bethany's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 213 (98.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bethany is White with a population of 214 (98.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 291 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bethany's population decreased by 53 (18.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bethany's population increased by 5 (2.10%), 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, Bethany's population was lowest in year 2019 at 225.