Wheatland, PA Population

Overview

559

Total Population

48.9

Median age

51.70%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

56.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheatland is 48.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheatland's population under 18 was 11.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheatland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheatland, 10.38% were under the age of 15, 12.52% aged 15 to 29, 51.52% aged 30 to 64, 24.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 more females than males in Wheatland:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.70% females and 48.30% males in Wheatland, PA.
The Wheatland, PA gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 62.

Wheatland's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheatland population: 80.86% are White, 8.05% are Black or African American and 11.09% are multiracial.
Wheatland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 554 (99.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheatland is White with a population of 452 (80.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 742 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wheatland's population decreased by 111 (14.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheatland's population decreased by 49 (7.77%), 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, Wheatland's population was lowest in year 2022 at 575.