Tower City, PA Population

Overview

1,251

Total Population

37.8

Median age

53.08%

Female population %

88.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Tower City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Tower City is 37.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tower City's population under 18 was 24.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tower City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tower City, 18.86% were under the age of 15, 20.62% aged 15 to 29, 42.85% aged 30 to 64, 16.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 77 more females than males in Tower City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.08% females and 46.92% males in Tower City, PA.
The Tower City, PA gender ratio is 88.4:100 i.e. 88.4 men to 100 women (0.884).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 81.

Tower City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Tower City population: 99.12% are White and 0.88% are multiracial.
Tower City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,242 (99.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tower City is White with a population of 1,24 (99.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,428 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Tower City's population decreased by 47 (3.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tower City's population increased by 82 (6.11%), 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, Tower City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,273.