Ford City, PA Population

Overview

2,878

Total Population

39.1

Median age

59.38%

Female population %

68.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

66.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ford City is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ford City's population under 18 was 20.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ford City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ford City, 19.49% were under the age of 15, 16.19% aged 15 to 29, 43.75% aged 30 to 64, 16.37% aged 65 to 84, and 4.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 540 more females than males in Ford City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.38% females and 40.62% males in Ford City, PA.
The Ford City, PA gender ratio is 68.4:100 i.e. 68.4 men to 100 women (0.684).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 180.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 210.

Ford City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ford City population: 98.47% are White, 0.52% are Black or African American, 0.63% are some other race and 0.38% are multiracial.
Ford City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,86 (99.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ford City is White with a population of 2,834 (98.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,351 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ford City's population decreased by 368 (10.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ford City's population decreased by 132 (4.43%), 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, Ford City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,759.