Collingdale, PA Population

Overview

8,857

Total Population

35.5

Median age

55.46%

Female population %

80.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

41.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

48

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Collingdale's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Collingdale is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Collingdale's population under 18 was 24.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Collingdale's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Collingdale, 18.88% were under the age of 15, 23.97% aged 15 to 29, 46.86% aged 30 to 64, 9.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 967 more females than males in Collingdale:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.46% females and 44.54% males in Collingdale, PA.
The Collingdale, PA gender ratio is 80.3:100 i.e. 80.3 men to 100 women (0.803).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 456.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 501.

Collingdale's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Collingdale population: 30.21% are White, 59.14% are Black or African American, 2.43% are Asian, 2.63% are some other race and 5.59% are multiracial.
Collingdale's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 48 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,377 (94.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Collingdale is Black or African American with a population of 5,238 (59.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,893 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Collingdale's population increased by 62 (0.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Collingdale's population increased by 118 (1.34%), 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, Collingdale's population was lowest in year 2008 at 8,520.