Santee, SC Population

Overview

1,029

Total Population

55.0

Median age

41.01%

Female population %

143.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

82.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Santee is 55.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santee's population under 18 was 18.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santee, 15.06% were under the age of 15, 14.77% aged 15 to 29, 39.94% aged 30 to 64, 22.74% aged 65 to 84, and 7.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 185 less females than males in Santee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.01% females and 58.99% males in Santee, SC.
The Santee, SC gender ratio is 143.8:100 i.e. 143.8 men to 100 women (1.438).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 124.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 80.

Santee's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Santee population: 18.95% are White and 81.05% are Black or African American.
Santee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,029 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santee is Black or African American with a population of 834 (81.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 963 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Santee's population increased by 139 (16.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santee's population decreased by 133 (13.81%), 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, Santee's population was lowest in year 2009 at 793.