Waymart, PA Population

Overview

1,155

Total Population

41.3

Median age

55.24%

Female population %

81:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

92.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

114

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Waymart is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Waymart's population under 18 was 27.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Waymart's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Waymart, 23.90% were under the age of 15, 15.67% aged 15 to 29, 36.19% aged 30 to 64, 16.19% aged 65 to 84, and 8.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 121 more females than males in Waymart:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.24% females and 44.76% males in Waymart, PA.
The Waymart, PA gender ratio is 81:100 i.e. 81 men to 100 women (0.810).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 78.

Waymart's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Waymart population: 88.14% are White, 2.86% are Black or African American, 0.26% are some other race and 8.74% are multiracial.
Waymart's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 114 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,041 (90.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Waymart is White with a population of 1,018 (88.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,449 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Waymart's population decreased by 104 (7.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Waymart's population decreased by 47 (3.50%), 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, Waymart's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,268.