Overview
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Total Population
28.5
Median age
59.53%
Female population %
68:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
52.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
2
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Saco's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Saco is 28.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Saco's population under 18 was 17.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Saco's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Saco, 16.73% were under the age of 15, 35.41% aged 15 to 29, 30.35% aged 30 to 64, 15.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 49 more females than males in Saco:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.53% females and 40.47% males in Saco, MT.
- The Saco, MT gender ratio is 68:100 i.e. 68 men to 100 women (0.680).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 17.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 39.
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Race / Ethnicity
Saco's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Saco population: 95.33% are White and 4.67% are multiracial.
- Saco's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 255 (99.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Saco is White with a population of 245 (95.33% of the total population).
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Year by year
Saco's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 218 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Saco's population decreased by 15 (6.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Saco's population decreased by 44 (21.67%), 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, Saco's population was lowest in year 2020 at 159.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)