Chalfant, PA Population

Overview

621

Total Population

50.3

Median age

47.83%

Female population %

109.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

38.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chalfant is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chalfant's population under 18 was 11.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chalfant's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chalfant, 9.66% were under the age of 15, 14.01% aged 15 to 29, 58.45% aged 30 to 64, 16.43% aged 65 to 84, and 1.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 less females than males in Chalfant:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.83% females and 52.17% males in Chalfant, PA.
The Chalfant, PA gender ratio is 109.1:100 i.e. 109.1 men to 100 women (1.091).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 73.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 42.

Chalfant's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chalfant population: 79.39% are White, 17.71% are Black or African American and 2.90% are multiracial.
Chalfant's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 612 (98.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chalfant is White with a population of 493 (79.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 886 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Chalfant's population decreased by 86 (9.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chalfant's population decreased by 53 (6.62%), 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, Chalfant's population was lowest in year 2022 at 728.