Minersville, PA Population

Overview

4,384

Total Population

45.6

Median age

56.43%

Female population %

77.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

48.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

391

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Minersville is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Minersville's population under 18 was 20.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Minersville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Minersville, 17.40% were under the age of 15, 17.43% aged 15 to 29, 49.79% aged 30 to 64, 13.32% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 564 more females than males in Minersville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.43% females and 43.57% males in Minersville, PA.
The Minersville, PA gender ratio is 77.2:100 i.e. 77.2 men to 100 women (0.772).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 310.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 311.

Minersville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Minersville population: 88.91% are White, 0.36% are Asian, 0.57% are some other race and 10.15% are multiracial.
Minersville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 391 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,993 (91.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Minersville is White with a population of 3,898 (88.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,524 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Minersville's population decreased by 128 (2.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Minersville's population decreased by 25 (0.57%), 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, Minersville's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,149.