Tamaqua, Pennsylvania Population History 1990 - 2017
Latest Data (2017)
| Population | 6,747 |
| Nationwide Rank | 3988 |
Quick Facts
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania is the 3,988th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania is a borough.
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania is currently 15.7% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania's growth is extremely below average. 85% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
Similarly Sized Cities In US
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3978 | Roeland Park, Kansas | 6,772 | -5.9% |
| 3979 | Bayville, New York | 6,771 | -5.1% |
| 3980 | Taylor Mill, Kentucky | 6,765 | -7.6% |
| 3981 | Plain City, Utah | 6,764 | 79.4% |
| 3982 | Greenville, Illinois | 6,761 | -3.8% |
| 3983 | Youngtown, Arizona | 6,760 | 123.8% |
| 3984 | Enoch, Utah | 6,756 | 86.6% |
| 3985 | Belfast, Maine | 6,752 | 4.8% |
| 3986 | Pratt, Kansas | 6,748 | 2.9% |
| 3987 | Walden, New York | 6,748 | 6.8% |
| 3988 | Tamaqua, Pennsylvania | 6,747 | -5.6% |
| 3989 | Winthrop Harbor, Illinois | 6,745 | 0.0% |
| 3990 | North Syracuse, New York | 6,742 | -1.9% |
| 3991 | Bee Cave, Texas | 6,739 | 474.5% |
| 3992 | Noble, Oklahoma | 6,738 | 27.6% |
| 3993 | Scottsburg, Indiana | 6,737 | 10.2% |
| 3994 | Blackwell, Oklahoma | 6,731 | -11.6% |
| 3995 | Cedarhurst, New York | 6,730 | 8.9% |
| 3996 | North Caldwell, New Jersey | 6,730 | -8.7% |
| 3997 | Huntertown, Indiana | 6,729 | 193.5% |
| 3998 | North Vernon, Indiana | 6,727 | 2.5% |
Similarly Sized Cities In Pennsylvania
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2482 | Sharon | 13,259 | -18.5% |
| 2500 | Indiana | 13,149 | -12.3% |
| 2503 | Coatesville | 13,123 | 20.7% |
| 2506 | Butler | 13,107 | -13.1% |
| 2514 | Dunmore | 13,069 | -8.6% |
| 2526 | Meadville | 12,973 | -5.0% |
| 2543 | Kingston | 12,878 | -6.7% |
| 2610 | New Kensington | 12,466 | -14.9% |
| 2628 | St. Marys | 12,370 | -14.5% |
| 2762 | Elizabethtown | 11,586 | -2.4% |
| 2773 | Yeadon | 11,505 | -2.0% |
| 2781 | Emmaus | 11,454 | 1.2% |
| 2819 | Lower Burrell | 11,228 | -10.8% |
| 2820 | Jefferson Hills | 11,226 | 15.6% |
| 2834 | Munhall | 11,158 | -7.9% |
| 2879 | Waynesboro | 10,877 | 13.1% |
| 2908 | Darby | 10,700 | 4.0% |
| 2922 | Lansdowne | 10,646 | -3.4% |
| 2962 | Wyomissing | 10,454 | 0.2% |
| 2966 | Columbia | 10,432 | 1.0% |
| 3009 | East Stroudsburg | 10,287 | 3.8% |
| 3011 | Nanticoke | 10,279 | -5.8% |
| 3050 | Berwick | 10,086 | -6.0% |
| 3084 | Northampton | 9,888 | 5.2% |
| 3094 | Oil City | 9,863 | -14.0% |
| 3107 | Uniontown | 9,824 | -20.9% |
| 3143 | Bristol | 9,631 | -3.1% |
| 3160 | Sunbury | 9,519 | -10.0% |
| 3178 | Lititz | 9,415 | 4.2% |
| 3185 | Brentwood | 9,398 | -9.9% |
| 3203 | Lock Haven | 9,284 | 1.5% |
| 3206 | Middletown | 9,270 | 1.8% |
| 3223 | Jeannette | 9,190 | -13.5% |
| 3225 | Economy | 9,178 | -1.8% |
| 3230 | Warren | 9,162 | -10.4% |
| 3260 | Mechanicsburg | 9,016 | 0.0% |
| 3263 | Aliquippa | 9,006 | -22.6% |
| 3310 | Quakertown | 8,843 | -0.9% |
| 3312 | Canonsburg | 8,837 | 2.7% |
| 3323 | Collingdale | 8,791 | 1.5% |
| 3341 | Swissvale | 8,746 | -9.0% |
| 3384 | Morrisville | 8,578 | -14.4% |
| 3392 | Perkasie | 8,555 | -3.2% |
| 3413 | Beaver Falls | 8,483 | -14.2% |
| 3422 | Carbondale | 8,447 | -13.5% |
| 3441 | Dormont | 8,377 | -10.0% |
| 3454 | Millersville | 8,353 | 7.5% |
| 3469 | Doylestown | 8,315 | 1.0% |
| 3473 | Bradford | 8,305 | -9.0% |
| 3504 | Mount Joy | 8,215 | 21.2% |
| 3507 | Lewistown | 8,205 | -8.6% |
| 3517 | Castle Shannon | 8,173 | -5.0% |
| 3526 | Bellevue | 8,159 | -6.9% |
| 3545 | Pleasant Hills | 8,132 | -5.7% |
| 3562 | Conshohocken | 8,053 | 6.0% |
| 3565 | Brookhaven | 8,039 | 0.7% |
| 3574 | Grove City | 8,011 | 0.0% |
| 3596 | Latrobe | 7,949 | -11.3% |
| 3598 | Camp Hill | 7,939 | 4.0% |
| 3599 | Old Forge | 7,937 | -9.5% |
| 3601 | Downingtown | 7,928 | 4.0% |
| 3609 | Carnegie | 7,898 | -5.8% |
| 3635 | Wilson | 7,819 | 2.1% |
| 3679 | Pittston | 7,694 | -4.7% |
| 3687 | White Oak | 7,673 | -10.1% |
| 3699 | Gettysburg | 7,633 | 1.8% |
| 3735 | Palmyra | 7,527 | 6.1% |
| 3741 | Ellwood City | 7,501 | -13.7% |
| 3759 | DuBois | 7,454 | -8.2% |
| 3763 | Hatboro | 7,436 | 0.5% |
| 3781 | Connellsville | 7,368 | -18.7% |
| 3794 | Monessen | 7,339 | -15.1% |
| 3803 | New Cumberland | 7,318 | -0.2% |
| 3856 | Glenolden | 7,161 | -4.1% |
| 3888 | Shamokin | 7,061 | -11.6% |
| 3893 | Ridley Park | 7,040 | -2.0% |
| 3902 | Souderton | 7,008 | 4.0% |
| 3920 | Huntingdon | 6,964 | 0.6% |
| 3922 | Archbald | 6,954 | 11.8% |
| 3951 | Milton | 6,847 | 3.5% |
| 3988 | Tamaqua | 6,747 | -5.6% |
| 3999 | Ambridge | 6,724 | -13.1% |
| 4009 | Clifton Heights | 6,702 | -1.0% |
| 4037 | Folcroft | 6,614 | -5.1% |
| 4038 | Clairton | 6,611 | -21.6% |
| 4046 | West View | 6,602 | -8.7% |
| 4050 | Catasauqua | 6,596 | 0.1% |
| 4077 | Ambler | 6,521 | 1.4% |
| 4088 | Prospect Park | 6,491 | -1.4% |
| 4107 | Oakmont | 6,445 | -6.5% |
| 4128 | California | 6,364 | 20.8% |
| 4134 | Forest Hills | 6,354 | -10.2% |
| 4140 | Corry | 6,347 | -6.9% |
| 4142 | Red Lion | 6,346 | 3.0% |
| 4156 | Bellefonte | 6,308 | -1.6% |
| 4166 | Swarthmore | 6,257 | 1.4% |
| 4171 | Blakely | 6,245 | -10.9% |
| 4188 | Kennett Square | 6,174 | 16.9% |
| 4199 | South Williamsport | 6,142 | -4.0% |
| 4203 | Franklin | 6,137 | 1294.7% |
| 4271 | Edinboro | 5,965 | -14.0% |
| 4281 | McKees Rocks | 5,950 | -10.5% |
| 4282 | Steelton | 5,949 | 1.7% |
| 4285 | Somerset | 5,945 | -12.0% |
| 4292 | Taylor | 5,934 | -8.0% |
| 4295 | Selinsgrove | 5,922 | 10.2% |
| 4301 | Clearfield | 5,913 | -10.8% |
| 4313 | Norwood | 5,895 | -1.4% |
| 4331 | Hellertown | 5,847 | 4.4% |
| 4345 | Plymouth | 5,809 | -10.4% |
| 4348 | Crafton | 5,803 | -13.1% |
| 4349 | Dickson City | 5,799 | -6.2% |
| 4355 | Punxsutawney | 5,788 | -7.5% |
| 4356 | New Brighton | 5,785 | -12.5% |
| 4363 | Hollidaysburg | 5,767 | 7.4% |
| 4369 | Moosic | 5,742 | 3.0% |
| 4382 | Lewisburg | 5,712 | 1.4% |
| 4383 | Nazareth | 5,711 | -5.0% |
| 4384 | Sharon Hill | 5,704 | 4.4% |
| 4410 | Mount Carmel | 5,650 | -11.3% |
| 4426 | Exeter | 5,589 | -6.1% |
| 4435 | Shippensburg | 5,575 | -0.2% |
| 4436 | Oxford | 5,574 | 28.5% |
| 4445 | Duquesne | 5,547 | -24.2% |
| 4455 | Coraopolis | 5,530 | -9.4% |
| 4457 | Greenville | 5,529 | -12.8% |
| 4460 | Monaca | 5,522 | -11.8% |
| 4465 | Stroudsburg | 5,511 | -4.6% |
| 4472 | New Holland | 5,492 | 7.6% |
| 4498 | Sayre | 5,434 | -6.3% |
| 4531 | Media | 5,362 | -3.0% |
| 4553 | Titusville | 5,323 | -13.3% |
| 4558 | Fox Chapel | 5,309 | -7.0% |
| 4560 | Palmerton | 5,306 | 1.2% |
| 4561 | Clarion | 5,305 | -13.7% |
| 4562 | Lehighton | 5,304 | -4.0% |
| 4570 | Shillington | 5,288 | 4.4% |
| 4593 | Tyrone | 5,242 | -5.0% |
| 4603 | Bangor | 5,227 | -1.7% |
| 4609 | Turtle Creek | 5,211 | -13.4% |
| 4630 | Birdsboro | 5,167 | 1.7% |
| 4633 | Schuylkill Haven | 5,155 | -6.8% |
| 4643 | Collegeville | 5,130 | 2.7% |
| 4694 | Kutztown | 5,059 | 5.6% |
| 4701 | Olyphant | 5,042 | 1.1% |
| 4712 | Bridgeville | 5,023 | -5.8% |
| 4719 | Sugarcreek | 5,009 | -5.8% |
| 4744 | Swoyersville | 4,963 | -3.5% |
| 4750 | Vandergrift | 4,952 | -8.9% |
| 4781 | Arnold | 4,903 | -13.2% |
| 4787 | Green Tree | 4,892 | 1.7% |
| 4791 | Manheim | 4,887 | 2.1% |
| 4809 | Duryea | 4,866 | 5.3% |
| 4813 | Clarks Summit | 4,857 | -5.0% |
| 4818 | Telford | 4,852 | 3.6% |
| 4838 | Shenandoah | 4,814 | -14.1% |
| 4843 | Westmont | 4,798 | -12.8% |
| 4847 | Royersford | 4,776 | 12.4% |
| 4859 | West Pittston | 4,757 | -5.8% |
| 4871 | North Braddock | 4,731 | -24.5% |
| 4888 | Fountain Hill | 4,709 | 2.1% |
| 4896 | Edwardsville | 4,703 | -5.3% |
| 4902 | Farrell | 4,687 | -22.2% |
| 4906 | New Freedom | 4,685 | 32.4% |
| 4924 | Lemoyne | 4,651 | 16.5% |
| 4936 | Hummelstown | 4,634 | 6.3% |
| 4938 | Jim Thorpe | 4,633 | -3.5% |
| 4939 | Danville | 4,631 | -5.4% |
| 4953 | Donora | 4,608 | -18.2% |
| 4958 | Bridgeport | 4,591 | 4.8% |
| 4961 | Avalon | 4,586 | -12.3% |
| 4965 | West York | 4,583 | 6.1% |
| 4998 | East Petersburg | 4,524 | 1.6% |
| 5024 | Littlestown | 4,482 | 13.4% |
| 5025 | West Hazleton | 4,482 | 27.0% |
| 5044 | Montoursville | 4,444 | -6.7% |
| 5047 | Jenkintown | 4,440 | -0.8% |
| 5056 | Jessup | 4,431 | -5.6% |
| 5070 | Tarentum | 4,417 | -10.9% |
| 5076 | Hamburg | 4,410 | 7.3% |
| 5085 | Larksville | 4,401 | -6.0% |
| 5101 | Glassport | 4,367 | -12.0% |
| 5114 | Narberth | 4,353 | 2.8% |
| 5120 | Beaver | 4,346 | -8.6% |
| 5137 | Sellersville | 4,316 | -5.4% |
| 5142 | Slatington | 4,310 | -2.7% |
| 5153 | Cornwall | 4,299 | 23.4% |
| 5158 | Mount Pleasant | 4,295 | -8.9% |
| 5195 | Honesdale | 4,240 | -13.2% |
| 5220 | West Reading | 4,210 | 2.7% |
| 5223 | Chalfont | 4,204 | 7.6% |
| 5228 | Minersville | 4,189 | -7.7% |
| 5232 | Jersey Shore | 4,187 | -6.7% |
| 5237 | Scottdale | 4,179 | -12.2% |
| 5244 | Sharpsville | 4,165 | -7.0% |
| 5251 | Aldan | 4,156 | -3.7% |
| 5263 | Monongahela | 4,146 | -12.6% |
| 5273 | North East | 4,128 | -9.1% |
| 5286 | Sinking Spring | 4,112 | 53.1% |
| 5292 | Forty Fort | 4,107 | -9.9% |
| 5303 | Fleetwood | 4,087 | 1.7% |
| 5324 | Boyertown | 4,059 | 3.0% |
| 5345 | Greencastle | 4,026 | 8.1% |
| 5363 | Akron | 3,999 | -1.2% |
| 5375 | Waynesburg | 3,985 | -4.5% |
| 5380 | Mahanoy City | 3,983 | -14.0% |
| 5404 | Charleroi | 3,955 | -18.6% |
| 5407 | Baden | 3,953 | -9.4% |
| 5422 | Carroll Valley | 3,922 | 18.6% |
| 5426 | Throop | 3,916 | -2.0% |
| 5438 | Windber | 3,902 | -11.5% |
| 5443 | Laureldale | 3,898 | 4.1% |
| 5456 | Denver | 3,879 | 15.5% |
| 5464 | Pennsburg | 3,873 | 38.6% |
| 5482 | Shrewsbury | 3,842 | 13.6% |
| 5485 | Parkesburg | 3,840 | 13.6% |
| 5486 | Sewickley | 3,839 | -1.4% |
| 5500 | Dallastown | 3,823 | -6.4% |
| 5502 | Brookville | 3,822 | -9.4% |
| 5515 | Ridgway | 3,800 | -16.9% |
| 5516 | Lansford | 3,798 | -10.1% |
| 5521 | Kittanning | 3,795 | -20.5% |
| 5530 | Irwin | 3,784 | -13.1% |
| 5587 | Port Vue | 3,700 | -12.5% |
| 5605 | Northumberland | 3,672 | -1.0% |
| 5612 | Zelienople | 3,660 | -11.1% |
| 5624 | Millvale | 3,648 | -9.2% |
| 5627 | Frackville | 3,646 | -16.2% |
| 5662 | Trappe | 3,603 | 11.5% |
| 5679 | Northern Cambria | 3,580 | -14.5% |
| 5702 | Pen Argyl | 3,560 | -1.4% |
| 5706 | Slippery Rock | 3,551 | 15.8% |
| 5731 | Kane | 3,517 | -14.3% |
| 5734 | Mifflinburg | 3,516 | -2.1% |
| 5746 | Rochester | 3,499 | -12.5% |
| 5784 | Freeland | 3,452 | -4.9% |
| 5790 | Malvern | 3,441 | 12.3% |
| 5827 | Ohioville | 3,401 | -9.2% |
Demographics
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Population History
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6,747 | 3,988 |
| 2016 | 6,797 | 3,944 |
| 2015 | 6,829 | 3,925 |
| 2014 | 6,899 | 3,888 |
| 2013 | 6,976 | 3,846 |
| 2012 | 7,003 | 3,818 |
| 2011 | 7,043 | 3,789 |
| 2010 | 7,107 | 3,747 |
| 2009 | 6,550 | 3,890 |
| 2008 | 6,592 | 3,858 |
| 2007 | 6,617 | 3,833 |
| 2006 | 6,650 | 3,797 |
| 2005 | 6,682 | 3,762 |
| 2004 | 6,767 | 3,713 |
| 2003 | 6,862 | 3,655 |
| 2002 | 6,963 | 3,598 |
| 2001 | 7,050 | 3,539 |
| 2000 | 7,151 | 3,490 |
| 1990 | 8,005 | 2,923 |