Bowmanstown, PA Population

Overview

1,092

Total Population

38.7

Median age

59.43%

Female population %

68.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

30.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

93

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bowmanstown is 38.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bowmanstown's population under 18 was 13.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bowmanstown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bowmanstown, 10.26% were under the age of 15, 31.78% aged 15 to 29, 44.78% aged 30 to 64, 10.71% aged 65 to 84, and 2.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 206 more females than males in Bowmanstown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.43% females and 40.57% males in Bowmanstown, PA.
The Bowmanstown, PA gender ratio is 68.3:100 i.e. 68.3 men to 100 women (0.683).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 130.

Bowmanstown's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bowmanstown population: 96.43% are White, 1.56% are Black or African American, 0.27% are Asian and 1.74% are multiracial.
Bowmanstown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 93 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 999 (91.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bowmanstown is White with a population of 1,053 (96.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 908 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Bowmanstown's population increased by 17 (1.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bowmanstown's population decreased by 20 (2.20%), 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, Bowmanstown's population was lowest in year 2016 at 878.