Swoyersville, PA Population

Overview

5,020

Total Population

49.2

Median age

46.14%

Female population %

116.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

267

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Swoyersville is 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Swoyersville's population under 18 was 13.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Swoyersville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Swoyersville, 11.75% were under the age of 15, 14.54% aged 15 to 29, 49.30% aged 30 to 64, 22.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 388 less females than males in Swoyersville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.14% females and 53.86% males in Swoyersville, PA.
The Swoyersville, PA gender ratio is 116.8:100 i.e. 116.8 men to 100 women (1.168).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 299.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 252.

Swoyersville's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Swoyersville population: 94% are White and 6% are multiracial.
Swoyersville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 267 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,753 (94.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Swoyersville is White with a population of 4,719 (94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,151 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Swoyersville's population decreased by 21 (0.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Swoyersville's population decreased by 121 (2.36%), 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, Swoyersville's population was lowest in year 2009 at 4,844.