Saluda, SC Population

Overview

3,179

Total Population

36.8

Median age

41.37%

Female population %

141.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

73.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,573

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Saluda's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Saluda is 36.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Saluda's population under 18 was 28.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Saluda's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Saluda, 26.45% were under the age of 15, 18.15% aged 15 to 29, 39.64% aged 30 to 64, 14.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 549 less females than males in Saluda:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.37% females and 58.63% males in Saluda, SC.
The Saluda, SC gender ratio is 141.7:100 i.e. 141.7 men to 100 women (1.417).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 314.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 163.

Saluda's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Saluda population: 29.95% are White, 27.81% are Black or African American, 18.34% are some other race and 23.91% are multiracial.
Saluda's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,573 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,606 (50.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Saluda is White with a population of 952 (29.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,618 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Saluda's population increased by 469 (15.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Saluda's population decreased by 463 (12.95%), 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, Saluda's population was lowest in year 2004 at 2,957.