Bucks County, PA Population

Overview

643,872

Total Population

44.0

Median age

50.58%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

37,055

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Bucks County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bucks County's population under 18 was 20.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bucks County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bucks County, 16.43% were under the age of 15, 17.19% aged 15 to 29, 47.64% aged 30 to 64, 16.38% aged 65 to 84, and 2.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7,522 more females than males in Bucks County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.58% females and 49.42% males in Bucks County, PA.
The Bucks County, PA gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 26,931.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 26,901.

Bucks County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bucks County population: 85.12% are White, 3.95% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.77% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.82% are some other race and 4.24% are multiracial.
Bucks County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 37,055 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 606,817 (94.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bucks County is White with a population of 548,081 (85.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 647,159 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Bucks County's population increased by 26,306 (4.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bucks County's population increased by 20,540 (3.28%), 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, Bucks County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 599,266.