Sandwich, Massachusetts Population

Overview

20,369

Total Population

51.5

Median age

50.69%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

467

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sandwich town is 51.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandwich town's population under 18 was 17.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandwich town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandwich town, 13.60% were under the age of 15, 15.65% aged 15 to 29, 45.38% aged 30 to 64, 23.50% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 283 more females than males in Sandwich town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.69% females and 49.31% males in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
The Sandwich, Massachusetts gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,001.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,147.

Sandwich town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandwich town population: 93.04% are White, 1.53% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.61% are Asian, 0.64% are some other race and 1.87% are multiracial.
Sandwich town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 467 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,902 (97.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandwich town is White with a population of 18,951 (93.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,713 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Sandwich town's population increased by 429 (2.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandwich town's population decreased by 421 (2.04%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2009 at 20,001.