Mahanoy City, PA Population

Overview

3,577

Total Population

37.5

Median age

49.62%

Female population %

101.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

289

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mahanoy City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mahanoy City is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mahanoy City's population under 18 was 27.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mahanoy City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mahanoy City, 23.48% were under the age of 15, 17.53% aged 15 to 29, 44.73% aged 30 to 64, 12.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 less females than males in Mahanoy City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.62% females and 50.38% males in Mahanoy City, PA.
The Mahanoy City, PA gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 308.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 197.

Mahanoy City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mahanoy City population: 92.40% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 1.03% are Asian, 0.64% are some other race and 5.68% are multiracial.
Mahanoy City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 289 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,288 (91.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mahanoy City is White with a population of 3,305 (92.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,611 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mahanoy City's population decreased by 449 (9.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mahanoy City's population decreased by 663 (15.93%), 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, Mahanoy City's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,499.