Juniata County, PA Population

Overview

23,607

Total Population

42.6

Median age

50.15%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

951

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Juniata County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Juniata County's population under 18 was 22.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Juniata County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Juniata County, 18.07% were under the age of 15, 17.58% aged 15 to 29, 44.20% aged 30 to 64, 17.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 69 more females than males in Juniata County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.15% females and 49.85% males in Juniata County, PA.
The Juniata County, PA gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 913.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 858.

Juniata County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Juniata County population: 95.52% are White, 1.16% are Black or African American, 0.50% are Asian, 0.63% are some other race and 2.19% are multiracial.
Juniata County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 951 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,656 (95.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Juniata County is White with a population of 22,55 (95.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 24,760 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Juniata County's population increased by 1,814 (7.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Juniata County's population decreased by 1,154 (4.69%), 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, Juniata County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 22,705.