Plymouth, PA Population

Overview

5,765

Total Population

44.3

Median age

48.66%

Female population %

105.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

403

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plymouth is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plymouth's population under 18 was 22.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plymouth's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plymouth, 19.60% were under the age of 15, 17.62% aged 15 to 29, 45.85% aged 30 to 64, 14.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 155 less females than males in Plymouth:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.66% females and 51.34% males in Plymouth, PA.
The Plymouth, PA gender ratio is 105.5:100 i.e. 105.5 men to 100 women (1.055).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 288.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 256.

Plymouth's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plymouth population: 83.63% are White, 8.20% are Black or African American, 0.42% are Asian, 2.71% are some other race and 5.05% are multiracial.
Plymouth's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 403 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,362 (93.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plymouth is White with a population of 4,821 (83.63% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,432 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plymouth's population decreased by 503 (7.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plymouth's population decreased by 178 (3.00%), 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, Plymouth's population was lowest in year 2020 at 5,751.