Mount Carmel, PA Population

Overview

5,740

Total Population

47.4

Median age

47.14%

Female population %

112.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

185

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Carmel is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Carmel's population under 18 was 17.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Carmel's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Carmel, 15.71% were under the age of 15, 13.17% aged 15 to 29, 47.06% aged 30 to 64, 21.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 328 less females than males in Mount Carmel:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.14% females and 52.86% males in Mount Carmel, PA.
The Mount Carmel, PA gender ratio is 112.1:100 i.e. 112.1 men to 100 women (1.121).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 288.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 289.

Mount Carmel's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Carmel population: 95.02% are White, 1.13% are Black or African American, 0.31% are Asian, 0.80% are some other race and 2.74% are multiracial.
Mount Carmel's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 185 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,555 (96.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Carmel is White with a population of 5,454 (95.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,330 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Carmel's population decreased by 454 (7.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Carmel's population decreased by 150 (2.55%), 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, Mount Carmel's population was lowest in year 2018 at 5,585.