Overview
339
Total Population
52.7
Median age
52.80%
Female population %
89.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
44.9
Total dependency ratio
Black or African American
Largest racial group
23
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Saratoga's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Saratoga is 52.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Saratoga's population under 18 was 13.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Saratoga's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Saratoga, 8.55% were under the age of 15, 17.11% aged 15 to 29, 51.92% aged 30 to 64, 17.99% aged 65 to 84, and 4.42% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 19 more females than males in Saratoga:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.80% females and 47.20% males in Saratoga, NC.
- The Saratoga, NC gender ratio is 89.4:100 i.e. 89.4 men to 100 women (0.894).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 25.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 22.
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Race / Ethnicity
Saratoga's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Saratoga population: 38.94% are White, 48.97% are Black or African American, 6.78% are some other race and 5.31% are multiracial.
- Saratoga's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
- By ethnicity, 23 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 316 (93.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Saratoga is Black or African American with a population of 166 (48.97% of the total population).
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Year by year
Saratoga's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 409 in the year 2012
- From 2000 to 2010, Saratoga's population increased by 7 (1.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Saratoga's population decreased by 58 (14.22%), 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, Saratoga's population was lowest in year 2021 at 346.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)