Deer Lake, PA Population

Overview

800

Total Population

45.0

Median age

48.63%

Female population %

105.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

51.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Deer Lake is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Deer Lake's population under 18 was 25.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Deer Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Deer Lake, 18.50% were under the age of 15, 15.50% aged 15 to 29, 50.62% aged 30 to 64, 13.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Deer Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.63% females and 51.38% males in Deer Lake, PA.
The Deer Lake, PA gender ratio is 105.7:100 i.e. 105.7 men to 100 women (1.057).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 55.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 62.

Deer Lake's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Deer Lake population: 98.12% are White and 1.88% are multiracial.
Deer Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 784 (98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Deer Lake is White with a population of 785 (98.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 680 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Deer Lake's population increased by 146 (27.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Deer Lake's population decreased by 1 (0.15%), 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, Deer Lake's population was lowest in year 2002 at 517.