Sandy Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

11,689

Total Population

47.4

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

67.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

276

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sandy township is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sandy township's population under 18 was 20.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sandy township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sandy township, 18.15% were under the age of 15, 15.22% aged 15 to 29, 44.49% aged 30 to 64, 18.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 more females than males in Sandy township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Sandy Township, Pennsylvania.
The Sandy Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 532.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 513.

Sandy township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sandy township population: 95.41% are White, 1.08% are Black or African American, 0.83% are Asian and 2.69% are multiracial.
Sandy township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 276 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,413 (97.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sandy township is White with a population of 11,152 (95.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,820 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Sandy township's population decreased by 1,029 (8.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sandy township's population increased by 1,197 (11.27%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,438.