Wampum, PA Population

Overview

525

Total Population

51.6

Median age

53.90%

Female population %

85.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wampum is 51.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wampum's population under 18 was 12.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wampum's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wampum, 11.43% were under the age of 15, 17.14% aged 15 to 29, 44.95% aged 30 to 64, 24.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 more females than males in Wampum:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.90% females and 46.10% males in Wampum, PA.
The Wampum, PA gender ratio is 85.5:100 i.e. 85.5 men to 100 women (0.855).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 37.

Wampum's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wampum population: 95.24% are White, 1.33% are Black or African American, 0.76% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.95% are some other race and 1.71% are multiracial.
Wampum's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 525 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wampum is White with a population of 5 (95.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 707 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wampum's population increased by 25 (3.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wampum's population decreased by 150 (21.22%), 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, Wampum's population was lowest in year 2022 at 548.