Turtle Creek, PA Population

Overview

5,136

Total Population

45.3

Median age

57.52%

Female population %

73.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

69.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Turtle Creek is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Turtle Creek's population under 18 was 20.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Turtle Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Turtle Creek, 16.14% were under the age of 15, 18.81% aged 15 to 29, 40.30% aged 30 to 64, 21.38% aged 65 to 84, and 3.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 772 more females than males in Turtle Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.52% females and 42.48% males in Turtle Creek, PA.
The Turtle Creek, PA gender ratio is 73.9:100 i.e. 73.9 men to 100 women (0.739).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 387.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 349.

Turtle Creek's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Turtle Creek population: 64.31% are White, 26.67% are Black or African American, 1.11% are Asian and 7.90% are multiracial.
Turtle Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,078 (98.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Turtle Creek is White with a population of 3,303 (64.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,010 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Turtle Creek's population decreased by 670 (11.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Turtle Creek's population decreased by 230 (4.31%), 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, Turtle Creek's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,987.