Schellsburg, PA Population

Overview

347

Total Population

50.6

Median age

36.31%

Female population %

175.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

49.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Schellsburg is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Schellsburg's population under 18 was 10.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Schellsburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Schellsburg, 9.80% were under the age of 15, 13.54% aged 15 to 29, 53.31% aged 30 to 64, 21.61% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 95 less females than males in Schellsburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 36.31% females and 63.69% males in Schellsburg, PA.
The Schellsburg, PA gender ratio is 175.4:100 i.e. 175.4 men to 100 women (1.754).
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 70-74 years with a population of 19.

Schellsburg's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Schellsburg population: 95.10% are White, 0.86% are some other race and 4.03% are multiracial.
Schellsburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 331 (95.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Schellsburg is White with a population of 33 (95.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 333 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Schellsburg's population increased by 20 (6.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Schellsburg's population decreased by 5 (1.51%), 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, Schellsburg's population was lowest in year 2009 at 301.