Sligo, PA Population

Overview

715

Total Population

47.0

Median age

52.73%

Female population %

89.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

45.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Sligo is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sligo's population under 18 was 14.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sligo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sligo, 12.03% were under the age of 15, 20.42% aged 15 to 29, 48.53% aged 30 to 64, 16.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 more females than males in Sligo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.73% females and 47.27% males in Sligo, PA.
The Sligo, PA gender ratio is 89.7:100 i.e. 89.7 men to 100 women (0.897).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 69.

Sligo's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Sligo population: 91.05% are White, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 8.67% are multiracial.
Sligo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 715 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sligo is White with a population of 651 (91.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 732 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sligo's population decreased by 16 (2.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sligo's population decreased by 35 (4.89%), 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, Sligo's population was lowest in year 2019 at 669.