Mount Penn, PA Population

Overview

3,213

Total Population

32.7

Median age

52.26%

Female population %

91.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

41.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

881

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mount Penn's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Penn is 32.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Penn's population under 18 was 24.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Penn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Penn, 14.25% were under the age of 15, 31.00% aged 15 to 29, 39.53% aged 30 to 64, 12.20% aged 65 to 84, and 3.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 145 more females than males in Mount Penn:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.26% females and 47.74% males in Mount Penn, PA.
The Mount Penn, PA gender ratio is 91.4:100 i.e. 91.4 men to 100 women (0.914).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 211.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 178.

Mount Penn's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Penn population: 64.74% are White, 5.85% are Black or African American, 1.96% are Asian, 14.85% are some other race and 12.61% are multiracial.
Mount Penn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 881 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,332 (72.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Penn is White with a population of 2,08 (64.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,239 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Penn's population increased by 17 (0.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Penn's population increased by 203 (6.69%), 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 Penn's population was lowest in year 2003 at 2,976.