Speers, PA Population

Overview

1,056

Total Population

51.2

Median age

51.23%

Female population %

95.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

74.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Speers is 51.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Speers's population under 18 was 17.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Speers's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Speers, 15.06% were under the age of 15, 9.00% aged 15 to 29, 48.39% aged 30 to 64, 25.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Speers:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.23% females and 48.77% males in Speers, PA.
The Speers, PA gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 68.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 70.

Speers's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Speers population: 95.08% are White, 3.50% are Black or African American and 1.42% are multiracial.
Speers's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,05 (99.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Speers is White with a population of 1,004 (95.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,265 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Speers's population decreased by 146 (11.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Speers's population decreased by 31 (2.77%), 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, Speers's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,065.