Sleepy Eye, MN Population

Overview

3,454

Total Population

40.9

Median age

48.96%

Female population %

104.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

562

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sleepy Eye is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sleepy Eye's population under 18 was 21.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sleepy Eye's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sleepy Eye, 17.43% were under the age of 15, 19.08% aged 15 to 29, 43.11% aged 30 to 64, 16.76% aged 65 to 84, and 3.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 less females than males in Sleepy Eye:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.96% females and 51.04% males in Sleepy Eye, MN.
The Sleepy Eye, MN gender ratio is 104.3:100 i.e. 104.3 men to 100 women (1.043).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 193.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 200.

Sleepy Eye's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sleepy Eye population: 91.46% are White, 4.23% are some other race and 4.31% are multiracial.
Sleepy Eye's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 562 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,892 (83.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sleepy Eye is White with a population of 3,159 (91.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,682 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sleepy Eye's population decreased by 88 (2.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sleepy Eye's population decreased by 148 (4.12%), 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, Sleepy Eye's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,353.