Cheswick, PA Population

Overview

1,647

Total Population

49.6

Median age

50.94%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cheswick is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cheswick's population under 18 was 13.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cheswick's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cheswick, 9.71% were under the age of 15, 18.94% aged 15 to 29, 44.32% aged 30 to 64, 22.65% aged 65 to 84, and 4.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 more females than males in Cheswick:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.94% females and 49.06% males in Cheswick, PA.
The Cheswick, PA gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 126.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 97.

Cheswick's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cheswick population: 93.08% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American and 6.80% are multiracial.
Cheswick's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,617 (98.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cheswick is White with a population of 1,533 (93.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,877 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cheswick's population decreased by 138 (7.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cheswick's population decreased by 71 (4.08%), 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, Cheswick's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,629.