Mount Joy, PA Population

Overview

8,251

Total Population

40.5

Median age

48.18%

Female population %

107.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

851

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Joy is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Joy's population under 18 was 23.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Joy's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Joy, 22.45% were under the age of 15, 11.28% aged 15 to 29, 47.85% aged 30 to 64, 15.59% aged 65 to 84, and 2.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 301 less females than males in Mount Joy:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.18% females and 51.82% males in Mount Joy, PA.
The Mount Joy, PA gender ratio is 107.6:100 i.e. 107.6 men to 100 women (1.076).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 577.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 377.

Mount Joy's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Joy population: 87.31% are White, 3.05% are Black or African American, 0.57% are Asian, 1.81% are some other race and 7.26% are multiracial.
Mount Joy's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 851 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,4 (89.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Joy is White with a population of 7,204 (87.31% of the total population).

Mount Joy's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 8,323 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Joy's population increased by 663 (9.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Joy's population increased by 880 (11.84%), 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 Joy's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,770.