Overview
229
Total Population
45.2
Median age
54.59%
Female population %
83.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
55.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Portersville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Portersville is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Portersville's population under 18 was 15.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Portersville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Portersville, 15.28% were under the age of 15, 7.42% aged 15 to 29, 56.77% aged 30 to 64, 19.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 21 more females than males in Portersville:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.59% females and 45.41% males in Portersville, PA.
- The Portersville, PA gender ratio is 83.2:100 i.e. 83.2 men to 100 women (0.832).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 15.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 15.
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Race / Ethnicity
Portersville's population is non diverse:
- Racial distribution of Portersville population: 95.63% are White and 4.37% are multiracial.
- Portersville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 229 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Portersville is White with a population of 219 (95.63% of the total population).
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Year by year
Portersville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 276 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Portersville's population decreased by 43 (15.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Portersville's population decreased by 1 (0.43%), 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, Portersville's population was lowest in year 2019 at 223.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)