Bethel Park, PA Population

Overview

33,356

Total Population

47.5

Median age

50.85%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

406

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bethel Park is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bethel Park's population under 18 was 18.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bethel Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bethel Park, 15.69% were under the age of 15, 13.63% aged 15 to 29, 46.80% aged 30 to 64, 20.48% aged 65 to 84, and 3.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 564 more females than males in Bethel Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.85% females and 49.15% males in Bethel Park, PA.
The Bethel Park, PA gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,504.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,388.

Bethel Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bethel Park population: 92.83% are White, 1.68% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.93% are Asian, 0.32% are some other race and 2.94% are multiracial.
Bethel Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 406 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 32,95 (98.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bethel Park is White with a population of 30,966 (92.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 33,524 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Bethel Park's population decreased by 1,012 (3.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bethel Park's population increased by 1,131 (3.49%), 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, Bethel Park's population was lowest in year 2009 at 31,652.