Southmont, PA Population

Overview

2,269

Total Population

51.9

Median age

52.09%

Female population %

92:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

81.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

49

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Southmont is 51.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Southmont's population under 18 was 17.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Southmont's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Southmont, 14.37% were under the age of 15, 14.59% aged 15 to 29, 40.63% aged 30 to 64, 26.05% aged 65 to 84, and 4.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 95 more females than males in Southmont:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.09% females and 47.91% males in Southmont, PA.
The Southmont, PA gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 116.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 133.

Southmont's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Southmont population: 92.55% are White, 0.97% are Black or African American, 3.44% are Asian, 0.57% are some other race and 2.47% are multiracial.
Southmont's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 49 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,22 (97.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Southmont is White with a population of 2,1 (92.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,280 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Southmont's population increased by 18 (0.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Southmont's population decreased by 237 (10.39%), 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, Southmont's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,012.