Mount Pocono, PA Population

Overview

3,084

Total Population

37.6

Median age

46.37%

Female population %

115.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,344

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Pocono is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Pocono's population under 18 was 23.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Pocono's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Pocono, 16.47% were under the age of 15, 27.08% aged 15 to 29, 37.97% aged 30 to 64, 17.41% aged 65 to 84, and 1.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 224 less females than males in Mount Pocono:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.37% females and 53.63% males in Mount Pocono, PA.
The Mount Pocono, PA gender ratio is 115.7:100 i.e. 115.7 men to 100 women (1.157).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 305.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 234.

Mount Pocono's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Pocono population: 79.86% are White, 10.70% are Black or African American, 5.16% are Asian, 2.24% are some other race and 2.04% are multiracial.
Mount Pocono's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 1,344 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,74 (56.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Pocono is White with a population of 2,463 (79.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,177 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pocono's population increased by 408 (14.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pocono's population decreased by 88 (2.77%), 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 Pocono's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,769.