Saugerties Town, New York Population

Overview

19,082

Total Population

47.4

Median age

50.85%

Female population %

96.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

61.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,258

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Saugerties town is 47.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Saugerties town's population under 18 was 18.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Saugerties town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Saugerties town, 15.08% were under the age of 15, 16.46% aged 15 to 29, 45.55% aged 30 to 64, 19.88% aged 65 to 84, and 3.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 326 more females than males in Saugerties town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.85% females and 49.15% males in Saugerties Town, New York.
The Saugerties Town, New York gender ratio is 96.6:100 i.e. 96.6 men to 100 women (0.966).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 762.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 891.

Saugerties town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Saugerties town population: 87.61% are White, 1.34% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.70% are Asian, 1.50% are some other race and 8.63% are multiracial.
Saugerties town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,258 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,824 (93.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Saugerties town is White with a population of 16,718 (87.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,681 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Saugerties town's population increased by 676 (3.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Saugerties town's population decreased by 475 (2.44%), 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, Saugerties town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 18,812.