Thornburg, PA Population

Overview

447

Total Population

50.0

Median age

50.56%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.4

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

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

The median age in Thornburg is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thornburg's population under 18 was 20.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thornburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thornburg, 16.33% were under the age of 15, 9.62% aged 15 to 29, 50.11% aged 30 to 64, 20.81% aged 65 to 84, and 3.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Thornburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.56% females and 49.44% males in Thornburg, PA.
The Thornburg, PA gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 25.

Thornburg's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Thornburg population: 93.96% are White, 1.57% are Asian, 0.67% are some other race and 3.80% are multiracial.
Thornburg'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 441 (98.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thornburg is White with a population of 42 (93.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 470 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Thornburg's population decreased by 40 (8.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thornburg's population increased by 36 (8.37%), 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, Thornburg's population was lowest in year 2019 at 413.