Sandy Lake, PA Population

Overview

697

Total Population

32.2

Median age

50.22%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

37.7

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

The median age in Sandy Lake is 32.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandy Lake's population under 18 was 22.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandy Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandy Lake, 15.21% were under the age of 15, 28.84% aged 15 to 29, 43.76% aged 30 to 64, 10.33% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Sandy Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.22% females and 49.78% males in Sandy Lake, PA.
The Sandy Lake, PA gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 45.

Sandy Lake's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandy Lake population: 96.70% are White, 0.86% are some other race and 2.44% are multiracial.
Sandy Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 697 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandy Lake is White with a population of 674 (96.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 725 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sandy Lake's population decreased by 69 (9.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandy Lake's population decreased by 7 (1.07%), 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 Lake's population was lowest in year 2019 at 625.