Santa Claus, IN Population

Overview

2,718

Total Population

44.2

Median age

48.27%

Female population %

107.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Santa Claus is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Claus's population under 18 was 26.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Claus's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Claus, 19.21% were under the age of 15, 14.97% aged 15 to 29, 47.28% aged 30 to 64, 16.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 94 less females than males in Santa Claus:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.27% females and 51.73% males in Santa Claus, IN.
The Santa Claus, IN gender ratio is 107.2:100 i.e. 107.2 men to 100 women (1.072).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 151.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 142.

Santa Claus's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Claus population: 97.98% are White, 0.99% are Black or African American, 0.18% are some other race and 0.85% are multiracial.
Santa Claus's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,697 (99.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Claus is White with a population of 2,663 (97.98% of the total population).

Santa Claus's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 2,601 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Claus's population increased by 404 (19.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Claus's population increased by 115 (4.64%), 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, Santa Claus's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,075.