Sandy Creek Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

844

Total Population

47.4

Median age

46.33%

Female population %

115.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sandy Creek township is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandy Creek township's population under 18 was 19.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandy Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandy Creek township, 15.40% were under the age of 15, 19.19% aged 15 to 29, 42.89% aged 30 to 64, 21.45% aged 65 to 84, and 1.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 less females than males in Sandy Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.33% females and 53.67% males in Sandy Creek Township, Pennsylvania.
The Sandy Creek Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 115.9:100 i.e. 115.9 men to 100 women (1.159).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 41.

Sandy Creek township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandy Creek township population: 98.10% are White, 1.18% are some other race and 0.71% are multiracial.
Sandy Creek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 829 (98.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandy Creek township is White with a population of 828 (98.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 841 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Sandy Creek township's population decreased by 45 (5.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandy Creek township's population increased by 12 (1.52%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 738.