Sheffield Lake, OH Population

Overview

8,985

Total Population

45.0

Median age

50.58%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

47.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

561

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sheffield Lake is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sheffield Lake's population under 18 was 16.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sheffield Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sheffield Lake, 13.00% were under the age of 15, 16.67% aged 15 to 29, 51.01% aged 30 to 64, 18.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 105 more females than males in Sheffield Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.58% females and 49.42% males in Sheffield Lake, OH.
The Sheffield Lake, OH gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 518.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 521.

Sheffield Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sheffield Lake population: 92.69% are White, 1.56% are Black or African American, 1.65% are some other race and 4.11% are multiracial.
Sheffield Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 561 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,424 (93.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sheffield Lake is White with a population of 8,328 (92.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,323 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sheffield Lake's population decreased by 144 (1.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sheffield Lake's population decreased by 225 (2.45%), 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, Sheffield Lake's population was lowest in year 2009 at 8,904.