Rural Valley, PA Population

Overview

948

Total Population

49.4

Median age

51.05%

Female population %

95.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rural Valley is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rural Valley's population under 18 was 16.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rural Valley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rural Valley, 13.29% were under the age of 15, 19.30% aged 15 to 29, 45.99% aged 30 to 64, 18.67% aged 65 to 84, and 2.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 more females than males in Rural Valley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.05% females and 48.95% males in Rural Valley, PA.
The Rural Valley, PA gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 95.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 68.

Rural Valley's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Rural Valley population: 97.89% are White and 2.11% are multiracial.
Rural Valley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 93 (98.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rural Valley is White with a population of 928 (97.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,006 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rural Valley's population decreased by 128 (12.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rural Valley's population decreased by 50 (5.69%), 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, Rural Valley's population was lowest in year 2019 at 813.