Overview
2,100
Total Population
48.3
Median age
52.67%
Female population %
89.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
50-54 years
Largest age group
64.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Brockway's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Brockway is 48.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Brockway's population under 18 was 20.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Brockway's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Brockway, 14.81% were under the age of 15, 18.95% aged 15 to 29, 41.76% aged 30 to 64, 18.71% aged 65 to 84, and 5.76% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 112 more females than males in Brockway:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.67% females and 47.33% males in Brockway, PA.
- The Brockway, PA gender ratio is 89.9:100 i.e. 89.9 men to 100 women (0.899).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 131.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 112.
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Race / Ethnicity
Brockway's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Brockway population: 95.52% are White, 1.43% are some other race and 3.05% are multiracial.
- Brockway'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 2,1 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Brockway is White with a population of 2,006 (95.52% of the total population).
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Year by year
Brockway's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 2,584 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Brockway's population decreased by 472 (18.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Brockway's population increased by 167 (7.91%), 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, Brockway's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,029.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)