Port Carbon, PA Population

Overview

1,656

Total Population

46.0

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Port Carbon is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Port Carbon's population under 18 was 19.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Port Carbon's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Port Carbon, 16.61% were under the age of 15, 10.93% aged 15 to 29, 51.33% aged 30 to 64, 18.48% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 0 less females than males in Port Carbon:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Port Carbon, PA.
The Port Carbon, PA gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 97.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 87.

Port Carbon's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Port Carbon population: 97.40% are White, 0.42% are Asian, 0.42% are some other race and 1.75% are multiracial.
Port Carbon's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,598 (96.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Port Carbon is White with a population of 1,613 (97.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,015 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Port Carbon's population decreased by 129 (6.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Port Carbon's population decreased by 79 (4.19%), 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, Port Carbon's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,776.