Prompton, PA Population

Overview

255

Total Population

49.9

Median age

52.94%

Female population %

88.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

40.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prompton is 49.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prompton's population under 18 was 18.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prompton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prompton, 10.59% were under the age of 15, 16.47% aged 15 to 29, 54.90% aged 30 to 64, 16.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 more females than males in Prompton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.94% females and 47.06% males in Prompton, PA.
The Prompton, PA gender ratio is 88.9:100 i.e. 88.9 men to 100 women (0.889).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 24.

Prompton's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Prompton population: 98.43% are White and 1.57% are Black or African American.
Prompton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25 (98.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prompton is White with a population of 251 (98.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 307 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Prompton's population decreased by 57 (18.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prompton's population decreased by 14 (5.60%), 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, Prompton's population was lowest in year 2019 at 234.