Lake Santeetlah, NC Population

Overview

105

Total Population

50.5

Median age

59.05%

Female population %

69.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

98.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lake Santeetlah is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Santeetlah's population under 18 was 14.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Santeetlah's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Santeetlah, 7.62% were under the age of 15, 29.52% aged 15 to 29, 20.95% aged 30 to 64, 41.90% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 more females than males in Lake Santeetlah:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.05% females and 40.95% males in Lake Santeetlah, NC.
The Lake Santeetlah, NC gender ratio is 69.4:100 i.e. 69.4 men to 100 women (0.694).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 16.

Lake Santeetlah's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Santeetlah population: 57.14% are White, 2.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 40% are multiracial.
Lake Santeetlah's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 105 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Santeetlah is White with a population of 6 (57.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 67 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Santeetlah's population decreased by 22 (32.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Santeetlah's population decreased by 4 (8.89%), 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, Lake Santeetlah's population was lowest in year 2020 at 41.