Overview
11,026
Total Population
50.4
Median age
53.44%
Female population %
87.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
78.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
966
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Wyomissing's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Wyomissing is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Wyomissing's population under 18 was 17.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Wyomissing's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Wyomissing, 15.40% were under the age of 15, 14.85% aged 15 to 29, 41.15% aged 30 to 64, 21.78% aged 65 to 84, and 6.83% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 758 more females than males in Wyomissing:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.44% females and 46.56% males in Wyomissing, PA.
- The Wyomissing, PA gender ratio is 87.1:100 i.e. 87.1 men to 100 women (0.871).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 570.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 615.
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Race / Ethnicity
Wyomissing's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Wyomissing population: 88.13% are White, 2% are Black or African American, 2.10% are Asian, 4.40% are some other race and 3.37% are multiracial.
- Wyomissing's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, 966 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,06 (91.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Wyomissing is White with a population of 9,717 (88.13% of the total population).
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Year by year
Wyomissing's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 11,132 in the year 2021
- From 2000 to 2010, Wyomissing's population decreased by 15 (0.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Wyomissing's population increased by 669 (6.41%), 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, Wyomissing's population was lowest in year 2003 at 10,370.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)