Sankertown, PA Population

Overview

656

Total Population

50.1

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

78.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sankertown is 50.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sankertown's population under 18 was 17.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sankertown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sankertown, 16.31% were under the age of 15, 8.69% aged 15 to 29, 47.41% aged 30 to 64, 26.07% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Sankertown:

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 Sankertown, PA.
The Sankertown, PA gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 61.

Sankertown's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sankertown population: 95.73% are White, 0.30% are Asian, 0.30% are some other race and 3.66% are multiracial.
Sankertown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 65 (99.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sankertown is White with a population of 628 (95.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 735 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sankertown's population decreased by 64 (8.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sankertown's population decreased by 39 (5.81%), 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, Sankertown's population was lowest in year 2019 at 614.