Sandwich, IL Population

Overview

7,182

Total Population

36.5

Median age

51.29%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

797

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sandwich is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandwich's population under 18 was 25.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandwich's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandwich, 21.19% were under the age of 15, 23.02% aged 15 to 29, 38.37% aged 30 to 64, 15.62% aged 65 to 84, and 1.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 186 more females than males in Sandwich:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.29% females and 48.71% males in Sandwich, IL.
The Sandwich, IL gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 384.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 394.

Sandwich's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandwich population: 93.68% are White, 0.08% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1% are Asian, 4.71% are some other race and 0.39% are multiracial.
Sandwich's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 797 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,385 (88.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandwich is White with a population of 6,728 (93.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,432 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sandwich's population increased by 865 (13.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandwich's population decreased by 208 (2.80%), 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, Sandwich's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,553.