Doylestown, PA Population

Overview

8,275

Total Population

48.5

Median age

52.86%

Female population %

89.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

65.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

172

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Doylestown is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Doylestown's population under 18 was 14.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Doylestown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Doylestown, 11.99% were under the age of 15, 18.15% aged 15 to 29, 42.37% aged 30 to 64, 21.31% aged 65 to 84, and 6.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 473 more females than males in Doylestown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.86% females and 47.14% males in Doylestown, PA.
The Doylestown, PA gender ratio is 89.2:100 i.e. 89.2 men to 100 women (0.892).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 418.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 455.

Doylestown's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Doylestown population: 92.73% are White, 1.26% are Black or African American, 2.42% are Asian, 0.51% are some other race and 3.09% are multiracial.
Doylestown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 172 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,103 (97.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Doylestown is White with a population of 7,673 (92.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,377 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Doylestown's population increased by 144 (1.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Doylestown's population decreased by 83 (0.99%), 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, Doylestown's population was lowest in year 2009 at 8,178.