Sandy Creek, NC Population

Overview

272

Total Population

49.0

Median age

52.21%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

41.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

41

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Sandy Creek's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sandy Creek is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandy Creek's population under 18 was 15.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandy Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandy Creek, 10.66% were under the age of 15, 23.90% aged 15 to 29, 46.69% aged 30 to 64, 18.38% aged 65 to 84, and 0.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Sandy Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.21% females and 47.79% males in Sandy Creek, NC.
The Sandy Creek, NC gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 16.

Sandy Creek's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandy Creek population: 76.47% are White, 2.94% are some other race and 20.59% are multiracial.
Sandy Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 41 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 231 (84.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandy Creek is White with a population of 208 (76.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 318 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Sandy Creek's population increased by 8 (3.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandy Creek's population decreased by 6 (2.32%), 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, Sandy Creek's population was lowest in year 2000 at 251.