Forty Fort, PA Population

Overview

4,212

Total Population

39.8

Median age

48.41%

Female population %

106.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

48.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

484

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Forty Fort is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forty Fort's population under 18 was 21.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forty Fort's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forty Fort, 16.76% were under the age of 15, 18.47% aged 15 to 29, 48.93% aged 30 to 64, 15.12% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 134 less females than males in Forty Fort:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.41% females and 51.59% males in Forty Fort, PA.
The Forty Fort, PA gender ratio is 106.6:100 i.e. 106.6 men to 100 women (1.066).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 288.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 177.

Forty Fort's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Forty Fort population: 94.92% are White, 1.57% are Black or African American, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.64% are some other race and 1.85% are multiracial.
Forty Fort's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 484 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,728 (88.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forty Fort is White with a population of 3,998 (94.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,585 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Forty Fort's population decreased by 428 (9.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forty Fort's population increased by 77 (1.85%), 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, Forty Fort's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,040.