Shickshinny, PA Population

Overview

595

Total Population

45.2

Median age

53.78%

Female population %

85.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

54.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

73

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shickshinny is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shickshinny's population under 18 was 17.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shickshinny's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shickshinny, 13.28% were under the age of 15, 26.22% aged 15 to 29, 38.66% aged 30 to 64, 18.49% aged 65 to 84, and 3.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 45 more females than males in Shickshinny:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.78% females and 46.22% males in Shickshinny, PA.
The Shickshinny, PA gender ratio is 85.9:100 i.e. 85.9 men to 100 women (0.859).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 54.

Shickshinny's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Shickshinny population: 88.24% are White and 11.76% are multiracial.
Shickshinny's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 522 (87.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shickshinny is White with a population of 525 (88.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,292 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Shickshinny's population decreased by 463 (35.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shickshinny's population decreased by 200 (24.13%), 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, Shickshinny's population was lowest in year 2020 at 629.