Brownstown, PA Population

Overview

638

Total Population

52.5

Median age

52.19%

Female population %

91.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

86.5

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

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

The median age in Brownstown is 52.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brownstown's population under 18 was 15.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brownstown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brownstown, 12.07% were under the age of 15, 14.89% aged 15 to 29, 38.71% aged 30 to 64, 30.72% aged 65 to 84, and 3.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 more females than males in Brownstown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.19% females and 47.81% males in Brownstown, PA.
The Brownstown, PA gender ratio is 91.6:100 i.e. 91.6 men to 100 women (0.916).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 49.

Brownstown's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brownstown population: 94.67% are White, 0.31% are some other race and 5.02% are multiracial.
Brownstown'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 634 (99.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brownstown is White with a population of 604 (94.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 884 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Brownstown's population decreased by 139 (15.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brownstown's population decreased by 53 (7.11%), 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, Brownstown's population was lowest in year 2019 at 677.