South Williamsport, PA Population

Overview

6,265

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.97%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

41

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in South Williamsport is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
South Williamsport's population under 18 was 20.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
South Williamsport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in South Williamsport, 15.34% were under the age of 15, 18.00% aged 15 to 29, 46.05% aged 30 to 64, 18.79% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 121 more females than males in South Williamsport:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.97% females and 49.03% males in South Williamsport, PA.
The South Williamsport, PA gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 306.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 267.

South Williamsport's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of South Williamsport population: 90.42% are White, 3.42% are Black or African American, 3.26% are Asian, 0.64% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.35% are some other race and 1.92% are multiracial.
South Williamsport's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 41 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,224 (99.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in South Williamsport is White with a population of 5,665 (90.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,390 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, South Williamsport's population decreased by 10 (0.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, South Williamsport's population decreased by 113 (1.77%), 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, South Williamsport's population was lowest in year 2009 at 5,998.