Overview
3,874
Total Population
42.5
Median age
56.87%
Female population %
75.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
85+ years
Largest age group
68.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
37
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Zelienople's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Zelienople is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Zelienople's population under 18 was 16.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Zelienople's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Zelienople, 15.28% were under the age of 15, 14.33% aged 15 to 29, 45.15% aged 30 to 64, 10.76% aged 65 to 84, and 14.48% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 532 more females than males in Zelienople:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.87% females and 43.13% males in Zelienople, PA.
- The Zelienople, PA gender ratio is 75.9:100 i.e. 75.9 men to 100 women (0.759).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 240.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 384.

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Race / Ethnicity
Zelienople's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Zelienople population: 96.90% are White, 1.86% are Black or African American, 0.28% are Asian and 0.96% are multiracial.
- Zelienople's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,837 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Zelienople is White with a population of 3,754 (96.90% of the total population).

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Year by year
Zelienople's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 4,114 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Zelienople's population decreased by 301 (7.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Zelienople's population increased by 93 (2.44%), 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, Zelienople's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,646.

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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)