New Salem, PA Population

Overview

922

Total Population

42.3

Median age

54.99%

Female population %

81.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

45.9

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

New Salem's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Salem is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Salem's population under 18 was 20.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Salem's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Salem, 18.44% were under the age of 15, 12.15% aged 15 to 29, 56.40% aged 30 to 64, 12.15% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 92 more females than males in New Salem:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.99% females and 45.01% males in New Salem, PA.
The New Salem, PA gender ratio is 81.9:100 i.e. 81.9 men to 100 women (0.819).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 70.

New Salem's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of New Salem population: 89.59% are White, 9.44% are Black or African American, 0.65% are some other race and 0.33% are multiracial.
New Salem's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 917 (99.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Salem is White with a population of 826 (89.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 824 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, New Salem's population increased by 16 (2.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Salem's population increased by 81 (10.98%), 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, New Salem's population was lowest in year 2004 at 709.