Montour County, PA Population

Overview

18,198

Total Population

43.1

Median age

51.19%

Female population %

95.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Montour County is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Montour County's population under 18 was 20.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Montour County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Montour County, 16.14% were under the age of 15, 17.61% aged 15 to 29, 45.52% aged 30 to 64, 17.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 432 more females than males in Montour County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.19% females and 48.81% males in Montour County, PA.
The Montour County, PA gender ratio is 95.4:100 i.e. 95.4 men to 100 women (0.954).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 734.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 931.

Montour County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Montour County population: 92.04% are White, 2% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.53% are Asian, 0.38% are some other race and 1.95% are multiracial.
Montour County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,698 (97.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Montour County is White with a population of 16,75 (92.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,429 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Montour County's population increased by 20 (0.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Montour County's population decreased by 169 (0.92%), 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, Montour County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 17,802.