Tamaqua, PA Population

Overview

6,940

Total Population

38.6

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

89

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tamaqua is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tamaqua's population under 18 was 26.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tamaqua's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tamaqua, 20.27% were under the age of 15, 19.27% aged 15 to 29, 44.63% aged 30 to 64, 13.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 0 less females than males in Tamaqua:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Tamaqua, PA.
The Tamaqua, PA gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 347.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 268.

Tamaqua's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tamaqua population: 87.16% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American, 3.13% are some other race and 9.29% are multiracial.
Tamaqua's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 89 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,05 (87.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tamaqua is White with a population of 6,049 (87.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,151 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Tamaqua's population decreased by 53 (0.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tamaqua's population decreased by 189 (2.66%), 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, Tamaqua's population was lowest in year 2009 at 6,579.