Sandy Hook, KY Population

Overview

708

Total Population

45.6

Median age

53.25%

Female population %

87.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

82.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sandy Hook is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandy Hook's population under 18 was 20.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandy Hook's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandy Hook, 16.38% were under the age of 15, 18.93% aged 15 to 29, 36.02% aged 30 to 64, 20.34% aged 65 to 84, and 8.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Sandy Hook:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.25% females and 46.75% males in Sandy Hook, KY.
The Sandy Hook, KY gender ratio is 87.8:100 i.e. 87.8 men to 100 women (0.878).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 59.

Sandy Hook's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandy Hook population: 97.74% are White, 1.69% are Black or African American and 0.56% are multiracial.
Sandy Hook's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 708 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandy Hook is White with a population of 692 (97.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,272 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Sandy Hook's population decreased by 115 (15.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandy Hook's population decreased by 7 (1.08%), 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 Hook's population was lowest in year 2019 at 606.