Hughestown, PA Population

Overview

1,457

Total Population

41.3

Median age

48.94%

Female population %

104.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

51.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hughestown is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hughestown's population under 18 was 18.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hughestown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hughestown, 15.79% were under the age of 15, 14.69% aged 15 to 29, 51.20% aged 30 to 64, 17.50% aged 65 to 84, and 0.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 less females than males in Hughestown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.94% females and 51.06% males in Hughestown, PA.
The Hughestown, PA gender ratio is 104.3:100 i.e. 104.3 men to 100 women (1.043).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 100.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 78.

Hughestown's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hughestown population: 89.91% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 1.85% are Asian and 8.10% are multiracial.
Hughestown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,44 (98.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hughestown is White with a population of 1,31 (89.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,530 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hughestown's population decreased by 159 (10.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hughestown's population decreased by 42 (3.06%), 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, Hughestown's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,329.