Huntingdon County, PA Population

Overview

44,458

Total Population

43.4

Median age

46.15%

Female population %

116.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

919

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Huntingdon County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Huntingdon County's population under 18 was 18.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Huntingdon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Huntingdon County, 14.73% were under the age of 15, 18.79% aged 15 to 29, 46.01% aged 30 to 64, 17.88% aged 65 to 84, and 2.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,420 less females than males in Huntingdon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.15% females and 53.85% males in Huntingdon County, PA.
The Huntingdon County, PA gender ratio is 116.7:100 i.e. 116.7 men to 100 women (1.167).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 1,802.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,538.

Huntingdon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Huntingdon County population: 90.75% are White, 5.22% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 0% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.70% are some other race and 2.72% are multiracial.
Huntingdon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 919 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 43,539 (97.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Huntingdon County is White with a population of 40,347 (90.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 46,013 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Huntingdon County's population increased by 365 (0.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Huntingdon County's population decreased by 1,952 (4.24%), 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, Huntingdon County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 43,281.