Sagadahoc County, ME Population

Overview

36,530

Total Population

46.8

Median age

50.87%

Female population %

96.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

706

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sagadahoc County is 46.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sagadahoc County's population under 18 was 18.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sagadahoc County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sagadahoc County, 15.41% were under the age of 15, 15.29% aged 15 to 29, 46.73% aged 30 to 64, 19.78% aged 65 to 84, and 2.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 634 more females than males in Sagadahoc County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.87% females and 49.13% males in Sagadahoc County, ME.
The Sagadahoc County, ME gender ratio is 96.6:100 i.e. 96.6 men to 100 women (0.966).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,430.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,802.

Sagadahoc County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sagadahoc County population: 95.23% are White, 0.64% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.71% are Asian, 0.30% are some other race and 2.88% are multiracial.
Sagadahoc County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 706 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,824 (98.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sagadahoc County is White with a population of 34,789 (95.23% of the total population).

Sagadahoc County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 37,393 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sagadahoc County's population increased by 28 (0.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sagadahoc County's population increased by 1,495 (4.24%), 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, Sagadahoc County's population was lowest in year 2013 at 35,031.