Sanpete County, UT Population

Overview

28,458

Total Population

33.6

Median age

47.31%

Female population %

111.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

50.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,719

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sanpete County is 33.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sanpete County's population under 18 was 25.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sanpete County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sanpete County, 19.79% were under the age of 15, 26.24% aged 15 to 29, 40.14% aged 30 to 64, 12.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,530 less females than males in Sanpete County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.31% females and 52.69% males in Sanpete County, UT.
The Sanpete County, UT gender ratio is 111.4:100 i.e. 111.4 men to 100 women (1.114).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,639.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,511.

Sanpete County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sanpete County population: 87.01% are White, 0.95% are Black or African American, 0.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.72% are Asian, 0.58% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.96% are some other race and 2.19% are multiracial.
Sanpete County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,719 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,739 (90.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sanpete County is White with a population of 24,761 (87.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 30,986 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sanpete County's population increased by 5,176 (22.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sanpete County's population increased by 583 (2.09%), 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, Sanpete County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 22,762.