Sandy Lake Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,234

Total Population

49.6

Median age

45.14%

Female population %

121.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

67.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

42

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sandy Lake township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandy Lake township's population under 18 was 18.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandy Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandy Lake township, 12.72% were under the age of 15, 14.51% aged 15 to 29, 45.22% aged 30 to 64, 25.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 120 less females than males in Sandy Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.14% females and 54.86% males in Sandy Lake Township, Pennsylvania.
The Sandy Lake Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 121.5:100 i.e. 121.5 men to 100 women (1.215).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 110.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 69.

Sandy Lake township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandy Lake township population: 89.30% are White, 0.65% are Asian, 5.35% are some other race and 4.70% are multiracial.
Sandy Lake township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 42 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,192 (96.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandy Lake township is White with a population of 1,102 (89.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,357 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Sandy Lake township's population decreased by 41 (3.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandy Lake township's population decreased by 37 (3.00%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,164.