Age
South Valley town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in South Valley town is 57.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- South Valley town's population under 18 was 19.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- South Valley town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in South Valley town, 16.72% were under the age of 15, 6.97% aged 15 to 29, 43.21% aged 30 to 64, 32.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.05% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 43 less females than males in South Valley town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.51% females and 57.49% males in South Valley, New York.
- The South Valley, New York gender ratio is 135.2:100 i.e. 135.2 men to 100 women (1.352).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 34.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 18.
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Race / Ethnicity
South Valley town's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of South Valley town population: 97.91% are White, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.35% are some other race and 1.39% are multiracial.
- South Valley town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 234 (81.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in South Valley town is White with a population of 281 (97.91% of the total population).
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Year by year
South Valley town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 315 in the year 2006
- From 2000 to 2010, South Valley town's population decreased by 35 (11.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, South Valley town's population decreased by 14 (5.30%), 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, South Valley town's population was lowest in year 2021 at 248.
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