Edgemont, SD Population

Overview

871

Total Population

43.7

Median age

53.04%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

96.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Edgemont is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Edgemont's population under 18 was 22.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Edgemont's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Edgemont, 19.63% were under the age of 15, 14.35% aged 15 to 29, 36.62% aged 30 to 64, 28.13% aged 65 to 84, and 1.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 more females than males in Edgemont:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.04% females and 46.96% males in Edgemont, SD.
The Edgemont, SD gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 78.

Edgemont's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Edgemont population: 85.30% are White, 11.83% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are some other race and 2.64% are multiracial.
Edgemont's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 87 (99.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Edgemont is White with a population of 743 (85.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 871 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Edgemont's population decreased by 95 (10.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Edgemont's population decreased by 45 (5.80%), 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, Edgemont's population was lowest in year 2019 at 718.