Soap Lake, WA Population

Overview

1,333

Total Population

43.3

Median age

54.46%

Female population %

83.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

83.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

321

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Soap Lake is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Soap Lake's population under 18 was 17.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Soap Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Soap Lake, 16.28% were under the age of 15, 8.48% aged 15 to 29, 45.91% aged 30 to 64, 25.66% aged 65 to 84, and 3.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 more females than males in Soap Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.46% females and 45.54% males in Soap Lake, WA.
The Soap Lake, WA gender ratio is 83.6:100 i.e. 83.6 men to 100 women (0.836).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 111.

Soap Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Soap Lake population: 77.57% are White, 1.95% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.45% are Asian, 11.40% are some other race and 8.63% are multiracial.
Soap Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 321 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,012 (75.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Soap Lake is White with a population of 1,034 (77.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,894 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Soap Lake's population decreased by 179 (10.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Soap Lake's population increased by 152 (9.81%), 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, Soap Lake's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,549.