Sodus Town, New York Population

Overview

8,037

Total Population

54.0

Median age

46.86%

Female population %

113.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

524

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sodus town is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sodus town's population under 18 was 14.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sodus town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sodus town, 11.97% were under the age of 15, 12.90% aged 15 to 29, 50.33% aged 30 to 64, 21.59% aged 65 to 84, and 3.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 505 less females than males in Sodus town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.86% females and 53.14% males in Sodus Town, New York.
The Sodus Town, New York gender ratio is 113.4:100 i.e. 113.4 men to 100 women (1.134).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 671.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 463.

Sodus town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sodus town population: 86.87% are White, 7.14% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.68% are some other race and 3.77% are multiracial.
Sodus town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 524 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,513 (93.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sodus town is White with a population of 6,982 (86.87% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,944 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sodus town's population decreased by 571 (6.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sodus town's population decreased by 348 (4.16%), 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, Sodus town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,000.