Palmerton, PA Population

Overview

5,585

Total Population

41.1

Median age

56.06%

Female population %

78.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

59.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

194

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palmerton is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmerton's population under 18 was 21.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmerton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmerton, 15.81% were under the age of 15, 19.66% aged 15 to 29, 43.13% aged 30 to 64, 19.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 677 more females than males in Palmerton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.06% females and 43.94% males in Palmerton, PA.
The Palmerton, PA gender ratio is 78.4:100 i.e. 78.4 men to 100 women (0.784).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 302.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 379.

Palmerton's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmerton population: 98.44% are White and 1.56% are some other race.
Palmerton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 194 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,391 (96.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmerton is White with a population of 5,498 (98.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,649 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Palmerton's population increased by 227 (4.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmerton's population increased by 170 (3.13%), 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, Palmerton's population was lowest in year 2009 at 5,185.