Shippingport, PA Population

Overview

222

Total Population

40.4

Median age

46.40%

Female population %

115.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

48.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shippingport is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shippingport's population under 18 was 16.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shippingport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shippingport, 12.61% were under the age of 15, 32.43% aged 15 to 29, 35.14% aged 30 to 64, 13.06% aged 65 to 84, and 6.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 less females than males in Shippingport:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.40% females and 53.60% males in Shippingport, PA.
The Shippingport, PA gender ratio is 115.5:100 i.e. 115.5 men to 100 women (1.155).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 22.

Shippingport's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Shippingport population: 93.24% are White and 6.76% are multiracial.
Shippingport'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 222 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shippingport is White with a population of 207 (93.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 234 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Shippingport's population decreased by 27 (11.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shippingport's population decreased by 48 (23.19%), 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, Shippingport's population was lowest in year 2022 at 156.