Cambria County, PA Population

Overview

134,048

Total Population

45.5

Median age

50.44%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,363

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cambria County is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cambria County's population under 18 was 19.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cambria County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cambria County, 15.84% were under the age of 15, 17.86% aged 15 to 29, 43.84% aged 30 to 64, 19.15% aged 65 to 84, and 3.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,186 more females than males in Cambria County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.44% females and 49.56% males in Cambria County, PA.
The Cambria County, PA gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 5,245.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 5,837.

Cambria County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cambria County population: 92.82% are White, 3.68% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.46% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.52% are some other race and 2.45% are multiracial.
Cambria County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,363 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 131,685 (98.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cambria County is White with a population of 124,426 (92.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 152,155 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cambria County's population decreased by 8,697 (5.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cambria County's population decreased by 10,259 (7.15%), 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, Cambria County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 130,107.