Jim Thorpe, PA Population

Overview

4,546

Total Population

49.2

Median age

49.80%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

217

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jim Thorpe is 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jim Thorpe's population under 18 was 17.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jim Thorpe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jim Thorpe, 15.66% were under the age of 15, 9.22% aged 15 to 29, 54.80% aged 30 to 64, 18.32% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 less females than males in Jim Thorpe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.80% females and 50.20% males in Jim Thorpe, PA.
The Jim Thorpe, PA gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 284.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 259.

Jim Thorpe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jim Thorpe population: 97.36% are White, 1.21% are Black or African American, 0.42% are Asian, 0.29% are some other race and 0.73% are multiracial.
Jim Thorpe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 217 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,329 (95.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jim Thorpe is White with a population of 4,426 (97.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,925 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Jim Thorpe's population decreased by 42 (0.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jim Thorpe's population decreased by 279 (5.83%), 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, Jim Thorpe's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,503.