Sugar Mountain, NC Population

Overview

451

Total Population

62.7

Median age

51.44%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

98.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sugar Mountain is 62.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sugar Mountain's population under 18 was 6.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sugar Mountain's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 45.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sugar Mountain, 4.43% were under the age of 15, 15.08% aged 15 to 29, 35.25% aged 30 to 64, 42.13% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Sugar Mountain:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.44% females and 48.56% males in Sugar Mountain, NC.
The Sugar Mountain, NC gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 35.

Sugar Mountain's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sugar Mountain population: 96.90% are White, 2.22% are Asian and 0.89% are multiracial.
Sugar Mountain's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 447 (99.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sugar Mountain is White with a population of 437 (96.90% of the total population).

Sugar Mountain's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 376 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sugar Mountain's population decreased by 24 (10.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sugar Mountain's population increased by 173 (86.07%), 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, Sugar Mountain's population was lowest in year 2016 at 195.