Greencastle, PA Population

Overview

4,199

Total Population

41.3

Median age

50.32%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

70.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Greencastle is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Greencastle's population under 18 was 26.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Greencastle's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Greencastle, 23.51% were under the age of 15, 17.08% aged 15 to 29, 41.65% aged 30 to 64, 15.86% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 more females than males in Greencastle:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.32% females and 49.68% males in Greencastle, PA.
The Greencastle, PA gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 230.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 234.

Greencastle's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Greencastle population: 90.88% are White, 1.79% are Black or African American, 1.36% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 5.95% are multiracial.
Greencastle's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,159 (99.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Greencastle is White with a population of 3,816 (90.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,244 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Greencastle's population increased by 314 (8.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Greencastle's population increased by 257 (6.45%), 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, Greencastle's population was lowest in year 2001 at 3,667.