Palo Alto, PA Population

Overview

930

Total Population

41.5

Median age

49.57%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

65.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palo Alto is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palo Alto's population under 18 was 23.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palo Alto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palo Alto, 21.40% were under the age of 15, 10.86% aged 15 to 29, 49.68% aged 30 to 64, 16.67% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 less females than males in Palo Alto:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.57% females and 50.43% males in Palo Alto, PA.
The Palo Alto, PA gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 53.

Palo Alto's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palo Alto population: 96.13% are White, 2.37% are Black or African American, 0.22% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.86% are some other race and 0.32% are multiracial.
Palo Alto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 919 (98.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palo Alto is White with a population of 894 (96.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,055 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Palo Alto's population decreased by 24 (2.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palo Alto's population decreased by 65 (6.30%), 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, Palo Alto's population was lowest in year 2020 at 966.