Port Matilda, PA Population

Overview

599

Total Population

40.2

Median age

51.09%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

71.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Port Matilda is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Port Matilda's population under 18 was 22.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Port Matilda's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Port Matilda, 18.03% were under the age of 15, 16.03% aged 15 to 29, 42.40% aged 30 to 64, 22.04% aged 65 to 84, and 1.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Port Matilda:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.09% females and 48.91% males in Port Matilda, PA.
The Port Matilda, PA gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 35.

Port Matilda's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Port Matilda population: 96.83% are White, 2.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.17% are Asian and 0.33% are multiracial.
Port Matilda's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 597 (99.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Port Matilda is White with a population of 58 (96.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 652 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Port Matilda's population decreased by 40 (6.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Port Matilda's population decreased by 9 (1.50%), 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, Port Matilda's population was lowest in year 2022 at 582.