Blair County, PA Population

Overview

123,132

Total Population

43.4

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,617

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Blair County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blair County's population under 18 was 20.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blair County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blair County, 16.84% were under the age of 15, 17.64% aged 15 to 29, 44.92% aged 30 to 64, 17.93% aged 65 to 84, and 2.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,926 more females than males in Blair County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Blair County, PA.
The Blair County, PA gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 4,650.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 4,893.

Blair County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blair County population: 94.75% are White, 1.69% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.59% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.25% are some other race and 2.63% are multiracial.
Blair County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,617 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 121,515 (98.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blair County is White with a population of 116,671 (94.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 128,984 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Blair County's population decreased by 1,935 (1.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blair County's population decreased by 4,398 (3.46%), 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, Blair County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 121,032.